SHM Converge Scientific Abstract ePoster Gallery-Teaching Hospital Medicine Skills to Medical Students: A Cross Cover Simulation

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This poster describes a 1.5-hour cross-cover simulation designed for graduating medical students to improve readiness for internal medicine residency. Recognizing that cross-cover care is common but rarely formally taught, the authors created a small-group exercise using secure text messaging rather than a traditional simulation center.<br /><br />In the session, students were divided into groups of ten and led by hospital medicine faculty. A remote faculty facilitator sent mock page texts every 5–7 minutes, prompting students to triage and respond to 10 common overnight cross-cover scenarios. The cases included issues such as hypotension, oxygen desaturation, fever, and pain management requests.<br /><br />The activity was well received. Of 68 students, 64 rated the session as highly relevant to future practice. Most participants reported feeling much more comfortable managing cross-cover situations after the simulation, with 63% selecting “much more comfortable” and the remaining students selecting “somewhat more comfortable.”<br /><br />Student comments were strongly positive, describing the experience as concrete, helpful, and valuable preparation for intern year.<br /><br />Overall, the project demonstrates a scalable, cost-effective way to teach practical hospital medicine skills to medical students. Because it relies on secure messaging and faculty facilitation rather than specialized simulation equipment, it can be implemented in a variety of teaching settings.

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Kristen Kipps

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Author List Adria Jimenez Bacardi, Bradley Monash, Kristen Kipps, Maham Awan, Raman Khanna, Rashmi Manjunath, Tianyu Chen

Category Innovations

Concept Cross-cover Management

Concept Transition to Residency

Concept Triage System

Concept Internal Medicine Residency

Concept Cross-Cover Care

Distinguished Non-Finalist

Presenter Organization Ucsf

Presenting Author Kristen Kipps

Track Education

Keywords

cross-cover simulation

medical students

internal medicine residency

secure text messaging

hospital medicine

overnight scenarios

clinical readiness

small-group exercise

intern year preparation

cost-effective teaching

Cross-cover Management

Transition to Residency

Triage System

Internal Medicine Residency

Cross-Cover Care