Medical Student Assessment of Radiology Curriculum in International Medical Schools

Medical Student Assessment of Radiology Curriculum

Dear Participant:

My name is Scott Rohren and I am a medical student at Baylor College of Medicine. I am working to assess medical student’s opinions of the radiology curriculum. I am inviting you to participate in this research study by completing the attached survey.

The following questionnaire will require approximately 5 minutes to complete. There is no compensation for responding nor is there any known risk. In order to ensure that all information is confidential and anonymous, please do not include your name. Participation is strictly voluntary, and you may refuse to participate at any time. The data will be used to create scientific data suggesting ways for educators to better engage medical students with radiology and improve the teaching of diagnostic radiology curriculum to medical students. Completion and return of this questionnaire will indicate your willingness to participate in this study. If you have additional questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at the number listed below.

Thank you for your time,

Scott Rohren
Scott.rohren@bcm.edu

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* 1. What is your gender?

Male

Female

Prefer not to answer

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* 2. What country are you from?

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* 3. What are your future career plans?

Clinician in medical field

Clinician in surgical field

Radiology

Undecided

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* 4. How many years is your medical school?

3 years

4 years

5 years

6 years

7 years

8 years

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What year of medical school are you currently in?

1st year medical student

2nd year medical student

3rd year medical student

4th year medical student

5th year medical student

6th year medical student

7th year medical student

8th year medical student

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Describe your clinical radiology training as a medical student.

Required rotation

Elective

No training

Unsure

Have not entered clinical training

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* 7. Did your preclinical exams include radiology imaging?

Yes

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* 8. Who primarily taught your medical imaging during preclinical years?

Radiologist

Ph.D. professor

M.D./D.O./MBBS professor (non-radiologist)

Was not taught

Not sure

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* 9. How did your school teach you medical imaging? (Select all that apply)

Lectures for medical imaging

Self-guided learning with images provided

Problem based small group learning dedicated to medical imaging

Image assessment during rounds

Not taught

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* 10. Are you familiar with the American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria?

Very familiar

Somewhat familiar

I've heard of it but not familiar

Never heard of it

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* 11. How often did you use the ACR Appropriateness Criteria on clinic rotations?

Daily

A few times a week

A few times a month

A few times a year

Never used it

Not applicable

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* 12. Does your school provide you resources to go through radiology images on your own?

Yes

Not sure

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* 13. How important do you think it is for interns to interpret the following studies:

	Not Important	Somewhat Important	Moderately Important	Very Important
Bone radiographs	Bone radiographs Not Important	Bone radiographs Somewhat Important	Bone radiographs Moderately Important	Bone radiographs Very Important
Chest Radiographs	Chest Radiographs Not Important	Chest Radiographs Somewhat Important	Chest Radiographs Moderately Important	Chest Radiographs Very Important
Head CT	Head CT Not Important	Head CT Somewhat Important	Head CT Moderately Important	Head CT Very Important
Abdominal Radiographs	Abdominal Radiographs Not Important	Abdominal Radiographs Somewhat Important	Abdominal Radiographs Moderately Important	Abdominal Radiographs Very Important

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* 14. Rate your confidence level in evaluating the following items on chest radiographs:

	Not Confident	Somewhat Confident	Moderately Confident	Very Confident
Position of lines and tubes	Position of lines and tubes Not Confident	Position of lines and tubes Somewhat Confident	Position of lines and tubes Moderately Confident	Position of lines and tubes Very Confident
Pneumonia	Pneumonia Not Confident	Pneumonia Somewhat Confident	Pneumonia Moderately Confident	Pneumonia Very Confident
Pneumothorax	Pneumothorax Not Confident	Pneumothorax Somewhat Confident	Pneumothorax Moderately Confident	Pneumothorax Very Confident
Pleural Effusion	Pleural Effusion Not Confident	Pleural Effusion Somewhat Confident	Pleural Effusion Moderately Confident	Pleural Effusion Very Confident

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* 15. In which areas have you received formal education? (select all that apply)

Imaging algorithms

Radiation safety

Fluoroscopy

Ultrasound

MRI

PET

None of the above

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* 16. In which of the following diseases have you received formal imaging education? (comparing normal to abnormal)

Bone Fractures

Pneumonia

Pleural Effusion

Subdural Hemorrhage

Pneumothorax

None of the above

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* 17. During your clinical rotations, how often did you interact with a radiologist?

Daily

A few times a week

A few times a month

Only once or twice during the year

Never

Not applicable

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* 18. In general, how many chest x-rays are equivalent to a full body CT scan? (Best guess)

1 x-ray

10 x-rays

50 x-rays

250 x-rays

1,000 x-rays

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* 19. As a general rule, how many days of background radiation does a chest X-ray expose a patient to? (Best guess)

1 day

10 days

100 days

1000 days

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* 20. How do you feel about the amount of radiology you have encountered in medical school?

Too much

Just right

Too little

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* 21. Which of the following did your radiology education cover? (select all that apply)?

Normal radiographic anatomy

Abnormal radiographic anatomy (disease)

Common findings on radiographs (central lines / pace makers)

None of the above

Not applicable

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* 22. During your clinical education, when did you encounter radiology images? (select all that apply)

On rounds while discussing with radiologist

On rounds while discussing with non-radiologist doctor

On rounds while discussing with training doctor

During a radiology elective

Not seen

Not applicable