P A Atiiga1, M Drozd2, R Veettil3. 1. Department of Radiology, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Acre Street, Huddersfield HD3 3EA, UK. Electronic address: p.a.atiiga@doctors.org.uk. 2. St James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK. 3. Department of Radiology, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Acre Street, Huddersfield HD3 3EA, UK.
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AIM: To investigate awareness, knowledge, and interests in interventional radiology (IR) among final year students. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three hundred and fifty-nine anonymous questionnaires were distributed to final year medical students at two medical institutions in England. A total of 220 students (61%) responded. RESULTS: In the present study, 167 students (75.9%) correctly identified that interventional radiologists perform angioplasty and stenting of arteries. One hundred and twenty students (54.5%) thought cardiac procedures are done by IR. Sixty-nine students (31.4%) knew IR procedures included treatment of tumours. Some of them were aware of other minor IR procedures such as insertion of drainage tubes (57.7%) and central lines (69.1%). The majority of students felt that their knowledge of IR compared to other specialities was poor (55.5%). Most students (81.4%) had not received any formal teaching on IR during medical school. Lack of interest and knowledge were commonly cited as deterrents by students who were against (47.7%) or unsure (37.3%) about pursuing a career in radiology. Nonetheless, 70% of students expressed that they wanted more exposure during medical school. CONCLUSION: Students express a lack of knowledge and insufficient exposure to IR on the undergraduate curriculum. This has a direct impact on the specialty's chances of being considered as a career path. Implementing teaching in the undergraduate curriculum and increasing early student exposure to IR will encourage the speciality's growth. Crown
AIM: To investigate awareness, knowledge, and interests in interventional radiology (IR) among final year students. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three hundred and fifty-nine anonymous questionnaires were distributed to final year medical students at two medical institutions in England. A total of 220 students (61%) responded. RESULTS: In the present study, 167 students (75.9%) correctly identified that interventional radiologists perform angioplasty and stenting of arteries. One hundred and twenty students (54.5%) thought cardiac procedures are done by IR. Sixty-nine students (31.4%) knew IR procedures included treatment of tumours. Some of them were aware of other minor IR procedures such as insertion of drainage tubes (57.7%) and central lines (69.1%). The majority of students felt that their knowledge of IR compared to other specialities was poor (55.5%). Most students (81.4%) had not received any formal teaching on IR during medical school. Lack of interest and knowledge were commonly cited as deterrents by students who were against (47.7%) or unsure (37.3%) about pursuing a career in radiology. Nonetheless, 70% of students expressed that they wanted more exposure during medical school. CONCLUSION: Students express a lack of knowledge and insufficient exposure to IR on the undergraduate curriculum. This has a direct impact on the specialty's chances of being considered as a career path. Implementing teaching in the undergraduate curriculum and increasing early student exposure to IR will encourage the speciality's growth. Crown
Authors: Sara F Alnajjar; Hussein M Alshamrani; Abdulrhman M Banasser; Hisham Z Alshehri; Mohammad A Wazzan; Ahmed H Abduljabbar Journal: Oman Med J Date: 2019-09