Osman, F.H. et al. (2023) Evaluation of learning and exposure in the undergraduate interventional radiology curriculum (ELIXIR). Clinical Radiology, 78(10), e773-e781. (doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2023.07.001) (PMID:37550131)
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Abstract
Aim: To gauge current final year medical students' exposure to interventional radiology (IR)and assess their perceptions of IR as a prospective career option. Materials and methods: An online questionnaire comprising of questions that gauge final-year medical students' understanding of and exposure to IR based on the recommendations set out by the British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR), was sent out to final-year students across 34 UK medical schools. Results: Five hundred and ten responses were collected from 33 out of 34 eligible medical schools. Sixty-four per cent of respondents rated their own IR knowledge as inadequate. On average, only 50% of all subtopics proposed in the BSIR undergraduate curriculum was covered during medical school and 32.7% of respondents were not exposed to any fundamental IR principles and techniques recommended by the BSIR during medical school. Regarding careers, 2.7% of respondents reported a definite interest in pursuing a career in IR. Most respondents (89.8%) felt that there was insufficient undergraduate teaching on IR and that they lacked information to consider pursuing a career in IR (87.5%). Conclusion: Insufficient exposure and teaching on IR throughout medical schools have led to a lack of awareness and consideration of IR as a future career choice amongst UK medical students. The re-evaluation of IR teaching in the medical school curricula is needed. In the long-term, such recommendations could provide the much-needed solution to the workforce shortages seen in IR.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | McGuire, Dr Lucy |
| Authors: | Osman, F.H., Koe, J.S.E., Lau, E.S.W., Nagaraj, D., Ng, H.H.-L., Ong, L.A., McGuire, L., Ng, A., Asif, A., Uberoi, R., Chan, V.W.-S., Lakshminarayan, R., and Wah, T.M. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing |
| Journal Name: | Clinical Radiology |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0009-9260 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1365-229X |
| Published Online: | 30 August 2023 |
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