Dr T Kalami, Dr A Hood, Dr I Craven
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Undergraduate Radiology Teaching: Starting from scratch
Dr T Kalami, Dr A Hood, Dr I Craven
Leeds Radiology Academy, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds
Background
In2014therewere3239ConsultantRadiologistsintheUKcomprising7.8%oftheConsultantworkforce.(1) With247trainingposts,radiologyisthe7thlargestspecialisttrainingprogrammeandismorecompeIIvethananyofthelargerschemes.(2)It’sthereforevitalthatundergraduatesgainexposuretothespecialtyatanearlystageandunderstandtherewardsandchallengesofsuchacareer.TheRoyalCollegeofRadiologistspublished an Undergraduate Radiology Curriculum in 2012 as a framework for undergraduate teaching. (3) SomeUKmedical schools provideformalundergraduateradiologyplacementsandLeedsMedicalSchoolareintroducingsuchaplacementinOctober2016.ToestablishwhetherLeedswasanoutlierinsuchprovision,aqualitaIvestudywascarriedouttoascertainwhatmedicalschoolscurrentlyofferintheUK.
ImperialCollege,London
ü 5thyearradiologymedicalschoolplacement
ü Radiologyundergraduatecurriculumü Formalassessmentmethod:MCQ’s,
OSCE
MethodWesurveyedallUKmedicalschoolsandtheirassociatedradiologytrainingschemesbyobtainingthefollowinginformaIon:
1)Didtheyhaveaformalradiologyplacement?Ifso,inwhichyearandhowlongwastheplacementfor?Ifnot,howwasradiologytaughttotheirundergraduates?
2)Isradiologyincorporatedintotheirundergraduatecurriculum?
3)Howdotheyassessradiologyintheundergraduatese^ng?
Discussion
Following the implementaIonof theModernisingMedicalCareersprogramme in2005, traineesneedtodecideontheir futurecareeratanearlier stage. (4) To inspire thenextgeneraIonofRadiologists, it is important that theygainexposure to the specialtyasanundergraduate.ThereisawidevariaIonofundergraduateprovisionintheUK,butrelaIvelyfewformalundergraduateplacements.FollowingseveralyearsofnegoIaIons,LeedsMedicalSchoolwillbeintroducinga3rdyearplacementinradiologyincludingaformalcurriculum.
QueensUniversity,Belfast
ü 1weekradiologyplacementin4thyear
ü Radiologyundergraduatecurriculumü Formalassessmentmethod:OSCE
SheffieldMedicalSchool
ü 1weekplacementin4thyearü Radiologyundergraduatecurriculumü Formalassessmentmethod:MCQ’s,
OSCE,Mini-Cex
StGeorge's,UniversityofLondon
ü 1weekplacementin2ndyear
In total,32medical schoolsand38 radiology trainingschemeswerecontacted,with response fromallbut two.Therewereonly sixcenterswhichdeliveredaformal,dedicatedplacementinradiologyforallstudents(seemapabove).Themedicalschoolsthatincorporatearadiologyplacement include a radiology specific curriculum and formal assessment. Many centers offer a placement for those interested with theequivalentofaspecialstudymodule.RadiologyisalsowidelytaughtwithinotherspecialtyplacementsandRadiologistsoaenteachwithintheMedicalSchoolinsubjectssuchasanatomy.
References
1) TheRoyalCollegeofRadiologists.ClinicalRadiologyUKworkforceCensusreport2014.TheRoyalCollegeofRadiologists,London;20152)NHS.2015compeIIonraIos.Cited2016.Availableathfp://specialtytraining.hee.nhs.uk/specialty-recruitment/compeIIon-raIos/2015-compeIIon-raIos/3)TheRoyalCollegeofRadiologists.Undergraduateradiologycurriculum.TheRoyalCollegeofRadiologists,London;20124)4UKhealthDepartments.ModernisingMedicalCareersThenextstepsThefutureshapeofFoundaIon,SpecialistandGeneralPracIceTrainingProgrammes.DepartmentofHealth;2004.
AberdeenMedicalSchool
ü 1weekradiologyplacementin1stand2ndyear
ü 2weekradiologyplacementin5thyear
ü Radiologyundergraduatecurriculumü Formalassessmentmethod:MCQ’s,
OSCE,Mini-Cex
Results
PlymouthMedicalSchool
ü 3rdyearradiologymedicalschoolplacement
ü Medicalundergraduatecurriculumü Formalassessmentmethod:OSCE
6outof32medicalschoolshaveundergraduateradiologyplacements.