Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Department of Medical Imaging, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 22, 6525 GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
BMC Med Educ. 2024 Aug 19;24(1):891. doi: 10.1186/s12909-024-05879-0.
Imaging techniques play a central role in modern medicine and therefore it would be beneficial for all medical students to incorporate radiology education in medical school curricula. However, a formal undergraduate radiology curriculum with well-defined learning objectives remains lacking in The Netherlands. This study aims to qualitatively ascertain opinions from clinicians (radiologists and non-radiologists) with regard to radiology education in the medical school curricula, including topics, teaching methods and strategies.
A qualitative study with in-depth semi-structured interviews was conducted. Inclusion was carried out until saturation was achieved, after which 2 additional interviews were held. Interviews were conducted using open-ended questions, following a predefined topic list. The constant comparative method was applied in order to include new questions when unexpected topics arose during the interviews. All interviews were transcribed verbatim and coded using a thematic analysis approach. Codes were organized into categories and themes by discussion between the researchers.
Forty-four clinicians were interviewed (8 radiologists, 36 non-radiologists). The three main themes that were derived from the interviews were: (1) expectations of indispensable knowledge and skills on radiology, (2) organization of radiology education within the medical curriculum and (3) promising educational innovations for the radiology curriculum. The qualitative study design provides more in-depth knowledge on clinicians' views on educational topics.
The themes and statements of this study provided new insights into educational methods, timing of radiology education and new topics to teach. More research is needed to gain consensus on these subjects and inclusion of the opinion of medical students with regard to radiology education is needed.
影像学技术在现代医学中起着核心作用，因此，所有医学生都将放射学教育纳入医学院课程将是有益的。然而，荷兰仍缺乏具有明确学习目标的正规本科放射学课程。本研究旨在从临床医生（放射科医生和非放射科医生）的角度定性评估放射学教育在医学院课程中的情况，包括课程内容、教学方法和策略。
采用深度半结构化访谈进行定性研究。在达到饱和后进行纳入，之后又进行了 2 次额外的访谈。访谈采用开放式问题进行，遵循预先确定的主题清单。应用恒定比较法，以便在访谈中出现意想不到的主题时纳入新问题。所有访谈均逐字转录，并采用主题分析方法进行编码。通过研究人员之间的讨论，将代码组织成类别和主题。
共访谈了 44 名临床医生（8 名放射科医生，36 名非放射科医生）。从访谈中得出了三个主要主题：（1）对放射学不可或缺的知识和技能的期望，（2）在医学课程中组织放射学教育，（3）放射学课程有前途的教育创新。定性研究设计提供了关于临床医生对教育主题的看法的更深入的知识。
本研究的主题和陈述提供了有关教育方法、放射学教育时间以及要教授的新主题的新见解。需要进一步研究以就这些主题达成共识，并需要包括医学生对放射学教育的意见。
