"What Program Directors Think" III: Results of the 2014/2015 Annual Surveys of the Association of Program Directors in Radiology (APDR).

摘要: Rationale and Objectives The Association of Program Directors in Radiology regularly surveys its members regarding issues importance to support radiology residency programs their directors. Materials Methods This is an observational cross-sectional study using two Web-based posed the membership fall 2014 (49 items) spring 2015 (46 on subjects members, including Accreditation Council Graduate Medical Education Milestones, Non-Interpretative Skills Curriculum, American Board Core Examination, effect new resident testing program accreditation paradigms training outcomes, Residency Match, Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic (IR/DR) Residency, Director (PD)/Program Coordinator resources. Results Responses were collected electronically, results tallied SurveyMonkey software, qualitative responses tabulated or summarized as comments. Findings reported during 63rd annual meeting University Radiologists. maximal response rate was 33% 36% 2015. Conclusions PDs believed that now largely implemented, did not affect overall evaluation, reflective experience, actually made evaluation residents more difficult. also felt although oral examination had been a better test for clinical practice preparedness, knew at least much before. There little evidence recall reemergence. community saw drop applicant quality demonstrated by United States Licensing Examination scores rotation grades. Because IR/DR positions be funded expense traditional DR positions, majority expected negative impending match recruitment. favor unified curriculum similar Radiological Society North America online physics modules.