SHM Converge Scientific Abstract ePoster Gallery-Establishment of a Clinical Case Repository to Facilitate Case-Based Scholarship

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This abstract describes the development of a clinical case repository designed to support case-based scholarship among hospital medicine trainees and faculty. The motivation was that, although hospital medicine offers many interesting clinical cases, scholarly dissemination is often limited by lack of time, mentorship, experience, or an organized system for identifying cases. The section previously had no standardized way to collect and store inpatient cases for future educational use.<br /><br />The team created a secure, web-based repository compliant with HIPAA standards and maintained by a multidisciplinary case-based scholarship group including medical students, a resident, an advanced practice nurse, and hospitalists. Cases were collected through sign-out, direct outreach, and workroom discussions, then stored on a shared patient list and reviewed for clinical relevance, key teaching points, and possible presentation venues. Trainees and hospitalists were matched based on interest and availability to develop the cases into scholarly products such as clinical vignettes, case reports, morning report presentations, podcasts, instructional images, and CME lectures.<br /><br />Since implementation, the repository has documented 53 submitted cases. These led to 38 clinical vignette submissions, 4 CME lectures, 3 published case reports, and 1 resident-led morning report. The authors conclude that the repository was highly effective in increasing case-based scholarship and provided educational and professional benefits for both trainees and hospitalists. Future goals include expanding case report development, broadening educational uses, and evaluating the repository as a pathway for trainees to enter scholarship.

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Gary Wang

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Author List Ethan Molitch-Hou, Gary Wang, Maria Kaufman, Meggan Forbes, Shannon K. Martin, Susan L. Feldt

Category Innovations

Concept Clinical Case Repository

Concept Case-Based Scholarship

Concept Trainee Education

Concept Inpatient Case

Concept Case Review

Distinguished Finalist

Presenter Organization University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Presenting Author Gary Wang

Track Education

Keywords

clinical case repository

case-based scholarship

hospital medicine trainees

HIPAA-compliant web-based system

inpatient cases

medical education

case reports

clinical vignettes

morning report

CME lectures

Clinical Case Repository

Case-Based Scholarship

Trainee Education

Inpatient Case

Case Review