Ahmed Shaan A, Hyman Charles, Eltorai Adam E M, Ahn Sun H
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
R I Med J (2013). 2019 Aug 1;102(6):19-23.
In the transition to the integrated interventional radiology residency model, residency websites are important resources of program information for prospective applicants. The objective of this investigation was to evaluate the availability and comprehensiveness of integrated interventional radiology residency websites.
A complete list of programs participating in the 2018 integrated interventional radiology match was collected using the online Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database and Electronic Residency Application Service. Residency program websites were evaluated for the presence of 19 variables related to resident education and recruitment, and the percent comprehensiveness of each website was calculated based on the number of variables present. The effect of program size and geographic region on website availability and comprehensiveness was assessed.
Of the 69 programs participating in the 2018 match, 18 (26%) programs did not have any locatable website. Of the 51 programs with websites, 30 (59%) had stand-alone interventional radiology websites distinct from the associated diagnostic radiology website. Large programs were more likely to have a residency website than small programs (91% versus 54%, p=0.001). Across all categories, the mean website comprehensiveness was 33%. Mean website comprehensiveness of programs in the Midwest (43%) and Northeast (37%) was significantly greater than mean website comprehensiveness of programs in the West (19%) (p=0.005).
Overall, 1 in 4 integrated interventional radiology residency programs did not have locatable websites. Many integrated interventional radiology residency websites lack important content variables. Efforts should be made to improve the residency websites and digital training resources for prospective interventional radiology applicants and to help showcase programs in the best light.
在向综合介入放射学住院医师培训模式过渡的过程中，住院医师培训项目网站是潜在申请者获取项目信息的重要资源。本研究的目的是评估综合介入放射学住院医师培训项目网站的可用性和全面性。
使用在线奖学金和住院医师电子互动数据库以及电子住院医师申请服务，收集了参加2018年综合介入放射学匹配项目的完整列表。对住院医师培训项目网站进行评估，看是否存在与住院医师教育和招聘相关的19个变量，并根据存在的变量数量计算每个网站的全面性百分比。评估项目规模和地理区域对网站可用性和全面性的影响。
在参加2018年匹配的69个项目中，18个（26%）项目没有任何可找到的网站。在有网站的51个项目中，30个（59%）有独立的介入放射学网站，与相关的诊断放射学网站不同。大型项目比小型项目更有可能有住院医师培训网站（91%对54%，p=0.001）。在所有类别中，网站的平均全面性为33%。中西部（43%）和东北部（37%）项目的网站平均全面性显著高于西部项目（19%）（p=0.005）。
总体而言，四分之一的综合介入放射学住院医师培训项目没有可找到的网站。许多综合介入放射学住院医师培训项目网站缺乏重要的内容变量。应努力改善住院医师培训网站和为潜在的介入放射学申请者提供的数字培训资源，并以最佳方式展示项目。
