Mekonen Kumlachew Abate, Bedane Alemayehu, Buser Ashenafi Aberra, Kebede Tesfaye, Mohammed Shimels Hussien
Department of Radiology and Medical Radiologic Technology, School of Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Ethiop J Health Sci. 2024 Oct;34(Spec Iss 1):3-10. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v34i1.2S.
St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) has offered radiology specialty training for a decade. To mark its 10th anniversary and assess the program's status, this study aimed to gather stakeholders' perspectives on its functioning.
The assessment was conducted from June 15 to July 5, 2024, using a stratified cross-sectional study design. A total of 211 participants were recruited through exhaustive sampling from alumni, faculty, students, referring physicians, and patients. Data were collected via web-based and paper-based questionnaires, where stakeholders rated the core functions of the SPHMMC radiology program (curriculum, teaching, research, and imaging practices) on a 5-point scale and provided additional feedback.
Overall, 78% of stakeholders regarded the program's curriculum as highly relevant. However, teaching quality and research were viewed negatively, with only 19% and 11% of radiologists rating these aspects positively. Referring physicians considered radiology reports relevant (68%) but often found them incomplete and untimely (73%), with only 2% deemed timely. Over 80% of patients expressed dissatisfaction with the imaging services and were unwilling to recommend them.
While positive perceptions of the curriculum and imaging services suggest program strengths, the negative feedback on teaching and research quality indicates the need for improvements to maintain SPHMMC's commitment to quality education and services.
圣保罗医院千禧医学院（SPHMMC）提供放射学专业培训已有十年。为纪念其成立十周年并评估该项目的现状，本研究旨在收集利益相关者对其运作情况的看法。
评估于2024年6月15日至7月5日进行，采用分层横断面研究设计。通过对校友、教师、学生、转诊医生和患者进行全面抽样，共招募了211名参与者。数据通过基于网络和纸质的问卷收集，利益相关者对SPHMMC放射学项目的核心功能（课程、教学、研究和影像实践）进行五分制评分，并提供额外反馈。
总体而言，78%的利益相关者认为该项目的课程高度相关。然而，教学质量和研究受到负面评价，只有19%和11%的放射科医生对这些方面给予积极评价。转诊医生认为放射学报告相关（68%），但经常发现报告不完整且不及时（73%），只有2%的报告被认为是及时的。超过80%的患者对影像服务表示不满，并且不愿意推荐这些服务。
虽然对课程和影像服务的积极看法表明了项目的优势，但对教学和研究质量的负面反馈表明需要改进，以维持SPHMMC对优质教育和服务的承诺。
