Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, 525 East 68th Street, Room F-054, 10065, New York, NY.
Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, 525 East 68th Street, Room F-054, 10065, New York, NY.
Acad Radiol. 2022 May;29 Suppl 5:S94-S102. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2021.03.016. Epub 2021 Apr 23.
The Interactive Clinical Anatomy and Radiology Utilization Simulator (ICARUS) was created in 2012 as a novel simulation program with 25 peer reviewed electronic modules combining simulated patient encounters, American College of Radiology appropriateness criteria, radiologic anatomy, and basic imaging interpretation and patient safety topics. ICARUS integrates a gaming approach to improve student engagement.
ICARUS modules have been used in the undergraduate medical curriculum at the lead author's institution since its pilot in 2012. Since completion of the full complement of 25 modules, modules have been used in the radiology clerkship (2012- 2015), in the integrated longitudinal curriculum (2015-present), and in various radiology electives (2015-present), including the inaugural virtual radiology electives at all authors' institutions (July 2020-present). Student evaluations were formally solicited in 2014 and again in 2020.
During the introductory radiology clerkship in 2014, 107 students were enrolled. Students were assigned 4 ICARUS modules. During the 2-week virtual elective from July-October 2020, 26 students were enrolled. Students were assigned all 25 modules. The majority of survey respondents "agreed" or "strongly agreed" that the modules were interactive, enjoyable, and self-directed, fostered critical thinking, provided practical value, met goals and objectives of the course, and seemed practical to their future practice.
ICARUS integrates key educational concepts in radiology with high fidelity simulation of clinical decision support software and PACS simulation image display to create a highly engaging learning environment that most accurately reflects future clinical experiences.
互动临床解剖学与放射学利用模拟器（ICARUS）于 2012 年创建，作为一种具有 25 个经过同行评审的电子模块的新型模拟程序，结合了模拟患者就诊、美国放射学院适宜性标准、放射解剖学以及基本影像学解释和患者安全主题。ICARUS 集成了一种游戏方法，以提高学生的参与度。
自 2012 年试点以来，作者所在机构的本科生医学课程中一直使用 ICARUS 模块。完成全部 25 个模块后，模块已用于放射学实习（2012-2015 年）、综合纵向课程（2015 年至今）和各种放射学选修课程（2015 年至今），包括所有作者机构的首个虚拟放射学选修课程（2020 年 7 月至今）。2014 年和 2020 年正式征求了学生的评价。
在 2014 年的入门放射学实习中，有 107 名学生参加。学生被分配了 4 个 ICARUS 模块。在 2020 年 7 月至 10 月的为期两周的虚拟选修课程中，有 26 名学生参加。学生被分配了所有 25 个模块。大多数调查受访者“同意”或“强烈同意”，模块具有互动性、趣味性和自主性，培养了批判性思维，提供了实用价值，符合课程目标，并且对他们未来的实践似乎是实用的。
ICARUS 将放射学的关键教育概念与临床决策支持软件的高保真模拟和 PACS 模拟图像显示相结合，创建了一个高度吸引人的学习环境，最准确地反映了未来的临床体验。
