An Institutional Academic and Research Track Curriculum for Radiology Residents: Development, Implementation, and Outcomes Assessment at 6 Years.
Acad Radiol
; 27(9): 1298-1310, 2020 09.
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ABSTRACT
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:
We report the creation of a voluntary research development curriculum for radiology residents at our institution, detailing outcomes after 6 years of existence. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
We developed a comprehensive Academic and Research Track (ART) curriculum for radiology residents in our department, including mentorship, monthly meetings, didactic curriculum, ongoing evaluation/feedback, protected academic time, and financial support. A literature review identified all indexed publications for our residency graduates from 6 years pre- (2007-2012) to 6 years post-ART (2013-2018) intervention. We also documented career outcomes (academic versus private practice). Summary statistics, Chi-square, and Poisson regression analyses were performed.RESULTS:
ART group demonstrated significantly greater publication likelihood versus pre-ART predecessors (odds ratio [OR] 3.59, 95% confidence intervals [CI] 1.40-9.19; risk ratios [RR] 1.58, 95% CI 1.19-2.11; p= 0.01), contemporaneous non-ART cohort (OR 3.03, 95% CI 1.12-8.33; RR 1.45, 95% CI 1.08-1.96; pâ¯=â¯0.04), and combined pre-ART plus non-ART group (OR 3.34, 95% CI 1.35-8.22; RR 1.41, 95% CI 0.87-2.29; pâ¯=â¯0.012). In Poisson regression, ART was a significant factor for total, first author, and senior author publications among all graduates and among the subset which remained in academics (all p-values < 0.05). Estimators were positive in all regressions, indicating a positive effect of ART for increasing numbers of publications.CONCLUSION:
ART membership was associated with significantly increased indexed publications. A greater proportion of ART members remained in academics compared to non-ART members, but did not reach statistical significance. We detail our ART structure and curriculum, which may be used as a malleable template for other radiology departments.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Radiology
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Internship and Residency
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Acad Radiol
Journal subject:
RADIOLOGIA
Year:
2020
Type:
Article