Berko Netanel S, Goldberg-Stein Shlomit, Thornhill Beverly A, Koenigsberg Mordecai
Department of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 East 210th Street, Bronx, NY, 10467, USA.
Skeletal Radiol. 2016 Apr;45(4):475-82. doi: 10.1007/s00256-015-2324-0. Epub 2016 Jan 9.
To determine current trends in postgraduate musculoskeletal ultrasound education across various medical specialties in the United States.
A survey regarding musculoskeletal ultrasound education was sent to all program directors for diagnostic radiology and physical medicine rehabilitation residency programs, as well as adult rheumatology and sports medicine fellowship programs in the United States. The survey, sent in July 2015, queried the presence of formal musculoskeletal ultrasound training, the components of such training and case volume for trainees.
Response rates were 23, 25, 28 and 33% for physical medicine and rehabilitation, radiology, rheumatology and sports medicine programs, respectively. Among respondents, musculoskeletal ultrasound training was present in 65% of radiology programs, 88% of sports medicine programs, 90% of rheumatology programs, and 100% of physical medicine and rehabilitation programs. Most programs utilized didactic lectures, followed by hands-on scanning. The majority of programs without current training intend to implement such training within 5 years, although radiology programs reported the lowest likelihood of this happening. Most program directors believed that musculoskeletal ultrasound education is important for their trainees, and is of greater importance than it was 10 years ago. Case volume was lowest for radiology trainees and highest for sports medicine trainees.
Among respondents, the majority of diagnostic radiology programs offer musculoskeletal ultrasound training. However, this experience is even more widespread in other medical specialties, and hands-on training and experience tend to be greater in other specialties than in radiology.
确定美国各医学专业研究生肌肉骨骼超声教育的当前趋势。
向美国所有诊断放射学和物理医学与康复住院医师培训项目以及成人风湿病学和运动医学 fellowship 项目的项目主任发送了一份关于肌肉骨骼超声教育的调查问卷。该调查问卷于2015年7月发送，询问了正式肌肉骨骼超声培训的情况、此类培训的组成部分以及学员的病例量。
物理医学与康复、放射学、风湿病学和运动医学项目的回复率分别为23%、25%、28%和33%。在受访者中，65%的放射学项目、88%的运动医学项目、90%的风湿病学项目以及100%的物理医学与康复项目提供肌肉骨骼超声培训。大多数项目采用理论讲座，其次是实践扫描。大多数目前没有培训的项目打算在5年内实施此类培训，不过放射学项目报告这种情况发生的可能性最低。大多数项目主任认为肌肉骨骼超声教育对他们的学员很重要，并且比10年前更重要。放射学学员的病例量最低，运动医学学员的病例量最高。
在受访者中，大多数诊断放射学项目提供肌肉骨骼超声培训。然而，这种情况在其他医学专业中更为普遍，并且其他专业的实践培训和经验往往比放射学专业更多。
