Trainee and Faculty Perceptions of Remote PACS Workstations and Next Steps in a Large US Academic Medical Institution

Professionalism Training in the Post–COVID-19 Era

“…One of the biggest changes to the landscape of resident education that resulted from the pandemic was the advent of remote readouts [ 17 , 21 , 22 ]. Of all of the changes that resulted from this pandemic, this may be the biggest challenge to teaching residents about professionalism.…”

Work From Home in Academic Radiology Departments: Advantages, Disadvantages and Strategies for the Future

“…Departments operated with a skeleton staff on site to provide services such as interventional radiology or diagnostic mammography that could not be done remotely. Remote education also became the norm for both didactic conferences and teaching at the workstation ( 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 ). Although initially work from home was thought to be a temporary adaptation that would end following the resolution of the pandemic, it has become clear that working from home is popular and is most likely here to stay.…”

“…It not only allows the resident to learn how to interpret and dictate cases, it gives them an opportunity to observe how the attending physician approaches a case, interacts with colleagues and referring physicians, and interacts with other radiology faculty and technologists. During the early stages of the Covid pandemic, many institutions converted entirely to virtual readouts ( 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 23 ). There were two types of readouts utilized, synchronous, with attendings and residents utilizing a screen sharing solution, and asynchronous, where attendings reviewed reports previously prepared by a resident and sent them asynchronous feedback ( 11 ).…”

“…Synchronous readouts were preferred by both residents and attendings ( 11 , 23 ). It is interesting that junior residents were less positive about virtual readouts than more senior residents ( 9 , 11 ). It is likely this is due to their need for more instruction and feedback than more advanced senior residents.…”

Radiology Education and Training 2022–2032: Are We in Danger of Fighting Yesterday’s War?

“…Of note, onsite teaching is important for the education of residents, and this is particularly true for lower-level residents. In this regard, one study found that 52% of trainees reported that the use of remote workstations in academic radiology departments during the COVID-19 pandemic had negatively impacted resident education, with a significantly more pronounced impact on lower level residents [ 6 ]. Those aspects of radiology that cannot be distilled into statistics and differential diagnoses must, necessarily, be taught via experience from the attending to the trainee.…”