Medical student radiology teaching in Australia and New Zealand

Subramaniam, Rathan M.; Kim, C; Scally, Peter

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1673.2007.01750.x

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“…In a survey of directors of medical school clerkships in the US, Samuel and Shaffer reported an average of nine hours per week for both teaching and administrative duties 14. Another study reported a total duration of radiology teaching time for medical students of 85 hours and 276 hours in Australia and New Zealand, respectively 15. The total duration was 170 hours for residents in radiology programs in Australia 15.…”

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“…Another study reported a total duration of radiology teaching time for medical students of 85 hours and 276 hours in Australia and New Zealand, respectively 15. The total duration was 170 hours for residents in radiology programs in Australia 15. The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council recommends 40 hours over the course of five years for teaching radiology exclusively to medical students.…”

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Undergraduate radiology education in private and public teaching hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan: teaching duties, methodologies, and rewards

Nadeem¹,

Khawaja²,

Beg³

et al. 2013

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BackgroundIn an integrated method of education, medical students are introduced to radiology in their preclinical years. However, no study has been conducted in Pakistan to demonstrate an academic framework of medical radiology education at an undergraduate level. Therefore, we aimed to document and compare the current level of teaching duties, teaching methodologies, and teaching rewards among radiologists and residents in private and public teaching hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan.MethodsA survey was conducted among 121 radiologists and residents in two private and two public teaching hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan. Radiologists who were nationally registered with the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council either part-time or full-time were included. Radiology residents and fellows who were nationally registered with the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council were also included. Self-administered questionnaires addressing teaching duties, methods, and rewards were collected from 95 participants.ResultsThe overall response rate was 78.51% (95/121). All of the radiologists were involved in teaching residents and medical students, but only 36% reported formal training in teaching skills. Although most of the respondents (76%) agreed that medical students appeared enthusiastic about learning radiology, the time spent on teaching medical students was less than five hours per week annually (82%). Only 37% of the respondents preferred dedicated clerkships over distributed clerkships (41%). The most common preferred teaching methodology overall was one-on-one interaction. Tutorials, teaching rounds, and problem-based learning sessions were less favored by radiologists than by residents. Teaching via radiology films (86%) was the most frequent mode of instruction. Salary (59%) was the most commonly cited teaching reward. The majority of respondents (88%) were not satisfied with their current level of teaching rewards.ConclusionAll radiologists and residents working in an academic radiology department are involved in teaching undergraduate students at multiple levels. The most valued teaching methodology involves use of images, with one-on-one interaction between the trainer and trainee. The monetary reward for teaching is inbuilt into the salary. The methodology adopted for teaching purposes was significantly different between respondents from private hospitals and those from public teaching hospitals. Because of low satisfaction among the respondents, efforts should be made to provide satisfying teaching rewards.

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Undergraduate radiology education in private and public teaching hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan: teaching duties, methodologies, and rewards

Nadeem¹,

Khawaja²,

Beg³

et al. 2013

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“…What little literature exists demonstrates that undergraduate radiology education, radiology curriculum, and radiology pedagogy vary widely between disciplines and between colleges within disciplines. 7 , 8 The paucity of literature addressing these issues was best summarized with the statement: “evidence-based radiology education and radiology education research are glaringly lacking”. 9…”

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Radiology Undergraduate and Resident Curricula: A Narrative Review of the Literature

Linaker

2015

Journal of Chiropractic Humanities

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ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to examine the literature regarding radiology curricula for both undergraduates and residents.MethodsA review of the literature was performed using relevant key words. Articles were retrieved through December 2012 using PubMed, ScienceDirect, ERIC, Proquest, and ICL databases along with a manual review of references.ResultsOf the 4716 unique abstracts reviewed by the author, 142 were found to be relevant to the purpose of this study. Undergraduate radiology education, radiology curriculum, and radiology pedagogy vary widely between disciplines and between colleges within disciplines. Formal radiology education is not taught at all medical programs and little radiology training is incorporated into non-radiology residencies. This results in some medical graduates not being taught how to interpret basic radiology images and not learning contraindications and indications for ordering diagnostic imaging tests. There are no definitive studies examining how to incorporate radiology into the curriculum, how to teach radiology to either undergraduates or residents, or how to assess this clinical competency.ConclusionsThis review shows that radiology education is perceived to be important in undergraduate and residency programs. However, some programs do not include radiology training, thus graduates from those programs do not learn radiology essentials.

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“…The rapid evolution of imaging allows human anatomy to be depicted as never before. Yet, the article by Subramaniam et al suggests that over the past 20 years, despite major advances in radiology, medical student radiology teaching is lagging behind 1 …”

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“…suggests that over the past 20 years, despite major advances in radiology, medical student radiology teaching is lagging behind. 1 In response to workforce shortage, medical students are increasing in number. Since 2000, five new medical schools have opened in Australia with a further seven programmes planned by 2008.…”

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Challenges in medical imaging teaching

Cassumbhoy¹,

Lau²

2007

Australasian Radiology

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See one, do one, teach one.Are the opportunities to 'see one' becoming fewer and more far for medical students in relation to medical imaging?The rapid evolution of imaging allows human anatomy to be depicted as never before. Yet, the article by Subramaniam et al.suggests that over the past 20 years, despite major advances in radiology, medical student radiology teaching is lagging behind. 1 In response to workforce shortage, medical students are increasing in number. Since 2000, five new medical schools have opened in Australia with a further seven programmes planned by 2008. 2 Reliance on imaging in clinical medicine is increasing, whereas undergraduate anatomy teaching is decreasing. Imaging methods and their interpretation are becoming more complex. Is the current undergraduate medical imaging teaching enough, and is it effective? Traditional radiology teaching is based on lectures and, more recently, also on small group tutorials. Students commonly perceive radiologists as unsociable creatures, sitting in dark rooms in hospital basements devoid of patient interaction. Junior medical staff, in general, from observation, appear to have had limited exposure to radiology in a practical sense. d Many have never seen a CT, MRI or mammogram being carried out. d Many have never seen simple radiological procedures such as imaging-guided biopsies or central venous catheter insertions. This undoubtedly poses difficulties with explaining such procedures to patients.d Second-and third-year graduates are increasingly admitting to never having seen or carried out basic procedures such as pleural/abdominal aspiration and lumbar puncture, let alone imparting these clinical skills to medical students. d Limited understanding of anatomy in light of decreased undergraduate anatomy teaching gives rise to difficulty interpreting routine studies, such as chest radiographs carried out for assessment of central venous catheter position. d Lack of understanding leads to an increase in the volume of inappropriate requests and unnecessary imaging.There is now a greater need for improved integration of medical imaging teaching into the medical curriculum and for increased recognition of radiologists' educational role not only in imaging but also in anatomy and procedural skills. Current difficulties arise from the inevitable clash between service and education commitments, intimately related to resource availability. 3 Staff, time and space are needed. 'Academic time' is still, for some, a notion yet to be realized. Radiology, rather than constituting a core part of the medical curriculum, is too often incorporated merely as a peripheral addition. Students require more opportunities to learn radiology through direct observation. Two issues are particularly important to the future of medical imaging teaching: d Development of dedicated rotations through medical imaging, similar to some existing 2-week rotations for medical and surgical specialties. This would allow students to observe both diagnostic and interventional studies, providing...

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Medical student radiology teaching in Australia and New Zealand

Cited by 15 publications

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Undergraduate radiology education in private and public teaching hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan: teaching duties, methodologies, and rewards

Undergraduate radiology education in private and public teaching hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan: teaching duties, methodologies, and rewards

Radiology Undergraduate and Resident Curricula: A Narrative Review of the Literature

Challenges in medical imaging teaching

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