Miguel A de Gregorio1,2, Jose A Guirola3,4, Sergio Sierre3,5, Carolina Serrano-Casorran3, Maria J Gimeno3,4, Jose Urbano3,6. 1. GITMI (Group of Research in Minimally Invasive Techniques), University of Zaragoza, Domingo Miral s/n, 50009, Saragossa, Spain. mgregori@unizar.es. 2. Interventional Radiology Hospital Clinico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Gómez Laguna 18, 50009, Saragossa, Spain. mgregori@unizar.es. 3. GITMI (Group of Research in Minimally Invasive Techniques), University of Zaragoza, Domingo Miral s/n, 50009, Saragossa, Spain. 4. Interventional Radiology Hospital Clinico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Gómez Laguna 18, 50009, Saragossa, Spain. 5. Interventional Radiology, Pediatric Hospital Universitario Austral, Juan Domingo Peron 1500, Pilar Centro, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 6. Hospital Nisa Vithas, Pardo de Aravaca, La Salle 12, 28023, Madrid, Spain.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Interventional Radiology (IR) is a medical activity that has experienced an extraordinary growth in the medical field in Spain in recent years. However, there is a lack of visibility in the Spanish Health Administration and the University community, especially among medical students. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to determine IR knowledge among medical students, preclinical and clinical, in a single University in Spain. MATERIAL AND METHODS: An electronic survey was uploaded (November-December 2017) to an online learning platform (Moodle) and sent to 414 students from second (183 PCs) and fourth (231 Cs) year of medical school. A total of 313 students of 414 (75.6%) answered the survey 142/45.4% PCs and 171/54.6% Cs. RESULTS: Students quantified their knowledge between adequate (41% PCs/80.7% Cs) and poor levels (50.7% PCs/14% Cs). Most of the students suggested that interventional radiologists (IRs) should have a mixed training, surgical and radiological (95% PCs/88.8% Cs). Majority of students indicated that the professionals in charge of carrying out angioplasty were the IRs (95% PCs/83.6% Cs) and only 20.4% PCs/12.8% Cs (P = 0.165) of students chose cardiologists. Almost all of the medical students in both groups said they wanted to know more about IR (99.3% PCs/100.0% Cs), and the majority of students (100.0% PCs/98.8% Cs) said they agree or strongly agree that IR should be taught as an undergraduate medical subject. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that medical students in our University have poor knowledge of IR; however, they are overwhelmingly positive in their desire to have this subject taught as distinct curriculum in medical school.
INTRODUCTION: Interventional Radiology (IR) is a medical activity that has experienced an extraordinary growth in the medical field in Spain in recent years. However, there is a lack of visibility in the Spanish Health Administration and the University community, especially among medical students. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to determine IR knowledge among medical students, preclinical and clinical, in a single University in Spain. MATERIAL AND METHODS: An electronic survey was uploaded (November-December 2017) to an online learning platform (Moodle) and sent to 414 students from second (183 PCs) and fourth (231 Cs) year of medical school. A total of 313 students of 414 (75.6%) answered the survey 142/45.4% PCs and 171/54.6% Cs. RESULTS: Students quantified their knowledge between adequate (41% PCs/80.7% Cs) and poor levels (50.7% PCs/14% Cs). Most of the students suggested that interventional radiologists (IRs) should have a mixed training, surgical and radiological (95% PCs/88.8% Cs). Majority of students indicated that the professionals in charge of carrying out angioplasty were the IRs (95% PCs/83.6% Cs) and only 20.4% PCs/12.8% Cs (P = 0.165) of students chose cardiologists. Almost all of the medical students in both groups said they wanted to know more about IR (99.3% PCs/100.0% Cs), and the majority of students (100.0% PCs/98.8% Cs) said they agree or strongly agree that IR should be taught as an undergraduate medical subject. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that medical students in our University have poor knowledge of IR; however, they are overwhelmingly positive in their desire to have this subject taught as distinct curriculum in medical school.
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Interest and knowledge; Interventional Radiology; Medical students; Survey
Authors: Roman Kloeckner; Daniel Pinto Dos Santos; Fabian Stoehr; Sebastian Schotten; Michael B Pitton; Christoph Dueber; Franziska Schmidt; Nienke L Hansen; Bettina Baeßler Journal: Eur Radiol Date: 2020-03-27 Impact factor: 5.315