Abstracts

Rationale: Although most neurology residency programs emphasize the importance of EEG education, residents have cited insufficient EEG exposure and inconsistent learning curriculums as reasons for poor performance and confidence in EEG abilities. The purpose of this study is to evaluate structured program developed for neurology residents to learn EEG in a short period of time.

Methods: Six adult neurology PGY2 residents took part in a six day EEG rotation elective. The residents were supervised while reviewing EEG in the morning and performed self-study with specific EEG learning modules in the afternoon. On the first and last day of the elective, each resident completed a 15 question test to assess EEG knowledge and a questionnaire to assess their level of comfort with EEG. To avoid “learning to the test,” two different EEG tests were with a developed equal number of questions, each matched for knowledge area and difficulty. The scores of the ‘pre-test’ taken at the start of the elective and the ‘post-test’ taken at the end of the elective were compared using an unpaired 2-tailed t-test. Statistical significance was predetermined at p< 0.05. The questionnaire to assess level of comfort reading EEG consisted of eight questions using a five point Likert scale where low [high] scores indicated high comfort and high [low] indicated low comfort reading EEG.