Francavilla Michael L, Arleo Elizabeth Kagan, Bluth Edward I, Straus Christopher M, Reddy Sravanthi, Recht Michael P
1 Division of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
2 New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2016 Dec;207(6):1171-1175. doi: 10.2214/AJR.16.16445. Epub 2016 Sep 22.
The number of 4th-year medical student applications to the field of diagnostic radiology has decreased from 2009 to 2015. The purpose of this study was to learn how radiology departments are recruiting medical students.
An anonymous online survey hyperlink was distributed to the members of the Society of Chairs of Academic Radiology Departments regarding both innovative and proven recruitment strategies. The results were synthesized with a recently published survey of medical students about factors influencing them to go into radiology.
Forty of 126 radiology departments completed the survey. Most felt that radiology exposure and curricula require alteration given recent downward trends in medical student applications. A majority (79%) had changed their outreach to medical students in response to these trends. The responding department chairs felt that interactive learning while on rotation was the most important strategy for recruitment. The presence of a diversity program, dedicated medical school educator, or rotating daily assignment for students did not affect the likelihood of filling residency spots in the main match.
Many radiology departments are changing their outreach to medical students to improve recruitment. Effective strategies to focus on include early active outreach by involving students in the radiology department, thereby framing radiologists as clinicians.
从2009年到2015年，申请诊断放射学领域的四年级医学生数量有所减少。本研究的目的是了解放射科如何招募医学生。
向学术放射科系主任协会成员分发了一个关于创新和已证实的招募策略的匿名在线调查超链接。研究结果与最近发表的一项关于影响医学生选择放射学因素的调查进行了综合分析。
126个放射科中有40个完成了调查。鉴于医学生申请人数最近呈下降趋势，大多数人认为放射学接触和课程需要改变。大多数（79%）部门已根据这些趋势改变了对医学生的宣传方式。回复的系主任们认为轮转期间的互动学习是最重要的招募策略。多元化项目、专门的医学院教育工作者或为学生安排每日轮转任务的存在，并不影响在主要匹配中填补住院医师职位的可能性。
许多放射科正在改变对医学生的宣传方式，以改善招募情况。需要重点关注的有效策略包括通过让学生参与放射科进行早期积极宣传，从而将放射科医生塑造为临床医生。
