Department of Radiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine, 525 East 68(th) Street, New York, NY 10065, United States of America.
Department of Radiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 12401 E. 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, United States of America.
Clin Imaging. 2021 Jul;75:67-74. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.01.013. Epub 2021 Jan 20.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, medical educators and students are facing unprecedented challenges while navigating the new virtual landscape that social-distancing policies mandate. In response to these challenges, a new virtual introduction to radiology elective was established with unique online resources and curriculum.
A previously in-person 2-week introductory radiology elective was converted into a completely virtual experience using an internally developed, open-source, peer-reviewed, web-based teaching modules combined with virtual lectures, interdisciplinary conferences, and readout sessions of de-identified cases loaded to a DICOM viewer. Students from the first four months of course enrollment completed a multiple choice pre- and post-course knowledge assessments and a 5-point Likert Scale survey as part of their educational experience.
In total, 26 4th-year medical students participated over 4 separate 2-week sessions from July to October of 2020. This included 12 students from the home intuition and 14 visiting students. On average, students scored 62.2% on the 55-question pre-test and 89.0% on the same test upon completion of the course, a statistically significant increase (p < 0.001). All 26 students felt engaged throughout the course. All 26 agreed (23 "strongly agreed") that they were more comfortable looking at imaging studies following the course. All 26 also agreed (21 "strongly agreed") that the course helped them prepare for their future clinical rotations and careers.
Initial pilot program using unique web-based resources and student encounters during a two-week virtual introductory radiology elective proved to be a positive educational experience for the first 26 students enrolled.
在 COVID-19 大流行期间，医学教育者和学生在应对社会隔离政策要求的全新虚拟环境时，面临着前所未有的挑战。针对这些挑战，我们利用独特的在线资源和课程，建立了一门全新的虚拟放射学选修课程。
将之前的为期 2 周的放射学入门选修课程转换为完全虚拟的体验，使用内部开发的、开源的、同行评议的、基于网络的教学模块，结合虚拟讲座、跨学科会议以及加载到 DICOM 查看器的匿名病例解读。课程前 4 个月的学生在课程结束后完成了多项选择题的课前和课后知识评估以及 5 分李克特量表调查，作为其教育体验的一部分。
在 2020 年 7 月至 10 月的 4 个独立的 2 周课程中，共有 26 名 4 年级医学生参加。其中包括 12 名本地学生和 14 名访问学生。平均而言，学生在 55 道题的前测中得分为 62.2%，在课程结束后的同一测试中得分为 89.0%，统计学上有显著提高（p<0.001）。所有 26 名学生在整个课程中都感到投入。所有 26 名学生都同意（23 名“强烈同意”），他们在课程结束后更愿意查看影像学研究。所有 26 名学生都同意（21 名“强烈同意”），该课程帮助他们为未来的临床轮转和职业生涯做好了准备。
在前 26 名学生中，使用独特的网络资源和学生在为期 2 周的虚拟放射学入门选修课程中的体验进行的初步试点计划，被证明是一种积极的教育体验。
