Shafiq Shabnam Mohamad, Chowdhury Amlan, Kim Ji Woo
University of Notre Dame Australia School of Medicine, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia.
University of Auckland Medical School, Auckland, New Zealand.
J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2025 Aug;69(5):583-585. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13871. Epub 2025 Jun 4.
Despite the growing recognition of cultural safety in Australian healthcare, radiology remains an area where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples continue to face substantial barriers. Although medical education has integrated broader Indigenous health training, clinical radiology has often been overlooked. The common misconception that radiology is a technical, patient-detached specialty has contributed to a lack of culturally competent training for radiologists and radiographers. Given the high burden of diseases requiring imaging, such as chronic respiratory illness, otitis media, cardiovascular disease and trauma-related injuries, culturally safe radiological services are vital for achieving health equity.
尽管澳大利亚医疗保健领域对文化安全的认识日益提高，但放射学仍是原住民和托雷斯海峡岛民继续面临重大障碍的领域。虽然医学教育已纳入更广泛的原住民健康培训，但临床放射学常常被忽视。放射学是一门技术性强、与患者无关的专业这一普遍误解，导致放射科医生和放射技师缺乏具有文化能力的培训。鉴于需要影像学检查的疾病负担很高，如慢性呼吸道疾病、中耳炎、心血管疾病和创伤相关损伤，具有文化安全性的放射学服务对于实现健康公平至关重要。
