Allegheny Health Network, 320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, USA.
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, Pennsylvania, 16509, USA.
Acad Radiol. 2024 Feb;31(2):426-430. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2023.12.039.
Digital flashcards are an increasingly popular study method for medical students today. The purpose of this study is to assess students' opinions on digital flashcards and to evaluate the need for radiology-focused digital flashcards. We created the first official Radiology-Pathology (Rad-Path) Correlation course digital flashcard deck sponsored by the Alliance of Medical Student Educators in Radiology (AMSER), and evaluated its effectiveness in increasing medical students' confidence levels of understanding Rad-Path concepts.
A 16-question survey was developed and publicly shared with medical students to assess the need for a high-quality radiology deck. In addition, students who trialed the AMSER Rad-Path Anki deck were assessed on their confidence of radiology pathology concepts prior to and after using these digital flashcards.
185 survey responses were received for the first survey about digital flashcard use. Overall, 87.6% of medical student respondents had used digital flashcards during medical school, and 33.5% had used digital flashcards to study radiology topics specifically. 67.6% of respondents stated they would use a digital flashcard deck if sponsored by an academic radiology society. Regarding the survey of the students who used the AMSER Rad-Path flashcards, 31 responses were received in the pre- and follow-up survey. Mean confidence in understanding the radiology pathology learning objectives increased when the Rad-Path Anki deck was utilized, and students rated the flashcards favorably.
Students reported a high use of digital flashcards for studying topics in medical school. We identified a perceived need in students for a series of high-quality digital flashcards covering radiology topics. We created the first deck of AMSER Rad-Path flashcards which was well received by the medical students.
数字抽认卡是当今医学生越来越流行的学习方法。本研究的目的是评估学生对数字抽认卡的看法,并评估是否需要针对放射科的数字抽认卡。我们创建了第一个由放射科医学教育者联盟(AMSER)赞助的官方放射科-病理学(Rad-Path)关联课程数字抽认卡组,并评估了它在提高医学生对 Rad-Path 概念的理解的信心水平方面的有效性。
开发了一个包含 16 个问题的调查,并向医学生公开分享,以评估高质量放射科抽认卡组的需求。此外,在使用这些数字抽认卡之前和之后,对试用 AMSER Rad-Path Anki 抽认卡的学生进行了评估,以了解他们对放射科病理学概念的信心。
收到了第一份关于数字抽认卡使用情况的调查的 185 份回复。总体而言,87.6%的医学生受访者在医学院期间使用过数字抽认卡,33.5%的受访者专门使用数字抽认卡学习放射科主题。67.6%的受访者表示,如果由学术放射科协会赞助,他们会使用数字抽认卡组。关于使用 AMSER Rad-Path 抽认卡的学生的调查,在预调查和后续调查中收到了 31 份回复。在使用 Rad-Path Anki 抽认卡时,理解放射科病理学学习目标的信心平均有所提高,学生对抽认卡评价良好。
学生报告在医学院学习期间高度使用数字抽认卡来学习主题。我们发现学生对涵盖放射科主题的高质量数字抽认卡有一定的需求。我们创建了第一个 AMSER Rad-Path 抽认卡组,受到医学生的欢迎。