SHM Converge Scientific Abstract ePoster Gallery-Resident and Student Pechakucha: From Intern Bootcamp to the Wards

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This document describes the use of PechaKucha presentations in an Internal Medicine residency program to improve teaching efficiency and presentation skills for both residents and rotating medical students. PechaKucha is a Japanese presentation style consisting of 20 slides that auto-advance every 20 seconds, creating a total presentation time of 6 minutes and 40 seconds. Its visual, time-limited structure encourages concise, well-rehearsed, and focused presentations with minimal text.<br /><br />The program introduced PechaKucha during intern bootcamp and early noon lecture series as a way to cover broad, commonly encountered “bread and butter” inpatient topics in a structured and engaging format. Acute pancreatitis was used as the pilot topic, with the presentation covering common causes, diagnostic criteria, fluid resuscitation choices, the WATERFALL trial, complications, and management of underlying etiologies. The format was designed to avoid overly dense slides, reduce cognitive overload, and prevent presentations that run too long or depend too heavily on slides.<br /><br />Due to positive feedback from rotating students, the team expanded the model in July 2023 to include student capstone presentations at the end of their four-week rotation. In this version, third- and fourth-year medical students prepare a PechaKucha presentation on a topic encountered during their rotation, with supervision from a senior resident. These presentations are discussed on the students’ final Friday with the full inpatient team, promoting deeper discussion and more diverse feedback.<br /><br />The authors conclude that PechaKucha is fun, interactive, challenging, and efficient. It can improve presentation skills, support topic mastery, and provide a standardized way to teach common inpatient topics. However, they emphasize that junior learners need mentorship or senior oversight to ensure educational goals are met.

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Magdy El-Din

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Author List Dustin Begosh-Mayne, Iasmina Jivanov, Magdy El-Din, Maja Delibasic, Nabil Benhayoun, Nelson Smith

Category Innovations

Concept PechaKucha

Concept Presentation Skill

Concept Medical Education

Concept Rehearsal

Concept Topic Mastery

Distinguished Non-Finalist

Presenter Organization Florida State University Internal Medicine Residency Program at Cape Coral Hospital

Presenting Author Magdy El-Din

Track Education

Keywords

PechaKucha

Internal Medicine residency

medical education

presentation skills

resident teaching

student capstone

inpatient topics

acute pancreatitis

WATERFALL trial

interactive presentations

PechaKucha

Presentation Skill

Medical Education

Rehearsal

Topic Mastery