Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Interventional Radiology, 510 S Kingshighway Blvd, CB 8131, St. Louis, MO 63139, United States of America.
University of Texas Houston, Department of Interventional Radiology, 6411 Fannin Street J2.254, Houston, TX 77030, United States of America.
Clin Imaging. 2019 Sep-Oct;57:30-34. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2019.05.001. Epub 2019 May 11.
To understand factors influencing the choice and ranking of Interventional Radiology (IR) training programs among a cohort of medical students and diagnostic radiology residents pursuing careers in IR.
An IRB approved, 34 question online survey (surveymonkey.com) evaluated the impact of twenty-two different factors and demographics on IR training program selection for medical students and residents. The factors analyzed included programmatic features, location characteristics, academic reputation, program size, benefits/financial incentives, emphasis on clinical care, and future job opportunities. Comparison of Likert scale responses between medical students and residents were performed by using unpaired two-sample t-tests.
181 (145 male, 35 female) individuals responded to the survey, 74 medical students (40.9%) and 107 residents (59.1%). Medical students and residents both selected variety of IR cases as the most important and highest rated factor when choosing an IR program. Medical students ranked availability of a mentor (p = .03), inpatient consultation service (p = .003), outpatient clinic experience (p = .003), and ICU rotation experience (p < .001) significantly higher. Residents rated job placement/accomplishments of prior fellows (p = .03) and opinion of spouse/significant others (p = .002) significantly higher than medical students.
The top rated factors are similar among medical students and residents however medical students value the clinical aspects of the program (ICU experience, inpatient consultation service, outpatient clinic) more than residents. Residents placed more value on job placement opportunities in selecting an IR program.
了解影响医学生和从事介入放射学（IR）职业的放射诊断学住院医师选择和排名介入放射学培训项目的因素。
一项经机构审查委员会批准的、包含 34 个问题的在线调查（surveymonkey.com）评估了 22 个不同因素和人口统计学因素对医学生和住院医师选择介入放射学培训项目的影响。分析的因素包括项目特点、地理位置特点、学术声誉、项目规模、利益/经济激励、对临床护理的重视以及未来的工作机会。使用配对两样本 t 检验比较医学生和住院医师对 Likert 量表的反应。
181 名（145 名男性，35 名女性）个体对调查做出了回应，其中 74 名医学生（40.9%）和 107 名住院医师（59.1%）。医学生和住院医师在选择介入放射学项目时，都将介入放射学病例的多样性作为最重要和评价最高的因素。医学生将获得导师指导（p=0.03）、住院患者咨询服务（p=0.003）、门诊临床经验（p=0.003）和 ICU 轮转经验（p<0.001）的机会列为更高的优先级。住院医师将以前学员的就业安置/成绩（p=0.03）和配偶/重要他人的意见（p=0.002）的评价列为更高的优先级，这比医学生更为重要。
医学生和住院医师的首选因素相似，但医学生比住院医师更重视项目的临床方面（ICU 经验、住院患者咨询服务、门诊临床经验）。住院医师在选择介入放射学项目时更看重就业机会。
