Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), 1000 Saint-Denis St, Montréal, QC, Canada.
School of Medicine, Queen's University, 15 Arch St, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Acad Radiol. 2023 Jan;30(1):113-121. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2022.07.005. Epub 2022 Aug 20.
A goal in radiology undergraduate medical education is to improve exposure to the field. In 2022, the Canadian Association of Radiologists' Medical Student Network hosted for the first time "RADGames," an interactive image interpretation contest for medical students across Canada. This program was aimed to spark interest in radiology and improve students' image interpretation skills through gamification with expert guidance.
Volunteers from Radiology Interest Groups in Canadian medical schools set up a virtual event for the competition using breakout rooms and a quiz platform. Participant recruitment was through social media and advertisement by medical student associations. Participants were surveyed anonymously for feedback following the event. Data about previous exposure to and knowledge of radiology, and an evaluation of the event including self-perceived impact on participants' understanding of the field were collected.
Eighty seven medical students from 15 of Canada's 17 medical schools competed against one another virtually. Forty seven (54%) responded to the post-event evaluation survey. All responses about the event itself were favourable. Respondents overwhelmingly indicated that RADGames increased their interest in radiology (38, 81%), their understanding of the work of a radiologist (31, 66%) and their knowledge about medical imaging (46, 98%), and improved their confidence in basic imaging interpretation (36, 77%).
The Canadian Association of Radiologists' Medical Student Network hosted Canada's first national image interpretation competition for medical students, RADGames. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with perceived benefits to participants on their understanding of and interest in radiology.
放射科医学生本科教育的目标之一是增加学生对该领域的接触。2022 年，加拿大放射学家协会医学生网络首次主办了“RADGames”，这是一项面向加拿大各地医学生的互动图像解读竞赛。该项目旨在通过游戏化和专家指导激发对放射学的兴趣，并提高学生的图像解读技能。
加拿大医学院放射学兴趣小组的志愿者利用分组讨论室和测验平台为比赛建立了一个虚拟活动。参与者通过社交媒体和医学生协会的广告进行招募。活动结束后，参与者匿名进行了反馈调查。收集了有关之前对放射学的接触和了解的信息，以及对事件的评估，包括参与者对该领域理解的自我评估。
来自加拿大 17 所医学院校中的 15 所的 87 名医学生参加了虚拟竞赛。47 人（54%）对赛后评估调查做出了回应。所有关于活动本身的反馈都是积极的。受访者压倒性地表示，RADGames 增加了他们对放射学的兴趣（38 人，81%）、对放射科医生工作的理解（31 人，66%）和对医学影像的了解（46 人，98%），并提高了他们对基本影像解读的信心（36 人，77%）。
加拿大放射学家协会医学生网络为医学生主办了加拿大首个全国性的图像解读竞赛“RADGames”。反馈是压倒性的积极，参与者认为这对他们对放射学的理解和兴趣有好处。
