Endovascular simulation training: a tool to increase enthusiasm for interventional radiology among medical students
- 27.03.2020
- Radiological Education
Erschienen in:
- Verfasst von
- Fabian Stoehr
- Sebastian Schotten
- Michael B. Pitton
- Christoph Dueber
- Franziska Schmidt
- Nienke L. Hansen
- Bettina Baeßler
- Roman Kloeckner
- Daniel Pinto dos Santos
- Erschienen in
- European Radiology | Ausgabe 8/2020
Abstract
Objectives
Interventional radiology (IR) is a growing field but is underrepresented in most medical school curricula. We tested whether endovascular simulator training improves medical students’ attitudes towards IR.
Materials and methods
We conducted this prospective study at two university medical centers; overall, 305 fourth-year medical students completed a 90-min IR course. The class consisted of theoretical and practical parts involving endovascular simulators. Students completed questionnaires before the course, after the theoretical and after the practical part. On a 7-point Likert scale, they rated their interest in IR, knowledge of IR, attractiveness of IR, and the likelihood to choose IR as subspecialty. We used a crossover design to prevent position-effect bias.
Results
The seminar/simulator parts led to the improvement for all items compared with baseline: interest in IR (pre-course 5.2 vs. post-seminar/post-simulator 5.5/5.7), knowledge of IR (pre-course 2.7 vs. post-seminar/post-simulator 5.1/5.4), attractiveness of IR (pre-course 4.6 vs. post-seminar/post-simulator 4.8/5.0), and the likelihood of choosing IR as a subspecialty (pre-course 3.3 vs. post-seminar/post-simulator 3.8/4.1). Effect was significantly stronger for simulator training compared with that for seminar for all items (p < 0.05). For simulator training, subgroup analysis of students with pre-existing positive attitude showed considerable improvement regarding “interest in IR” (× 1.4), “knowledge of IR” (× 23), “attractiveness of IR” (× 2), and “likelihood to choose IR” (× 3.2) compared with pretest.
Conclusion
Endovascular simulator training significantly improves students’ attitude towards IR regarding all items. Implementing such courses at a very early stage in the curriculum should be the first step to expose medical students to IR and push for IR.
Key Points
• Dedicated IR-courses have a significant positive effect on students’ attitudes towards IR.
• Simulator training is superior to a theoretical seminar in positively influencing students’ attitudes towards IR.
• Implementing dedicated IR courses in medical school might ease recruitment problems in the field.
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- Titel
- Endovascular simulation training: a tool to increase enthusiasm for interventional radiology among medical students
- Verfasst von
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Fabian Stoehr
Sebastian Schotten
Michael B. Pitton
Christoph Dueber
Franziska Schmidt
Nienke L. Hansen
Bettina Baeßler
Roman Kloeckner
Daniel Pinto dos Santos
- Publikationsdatum
- 27.03.2020
- Verlag
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Erschienen in
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European Radiology / Ausgabe 8/2020
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1084 - DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-019-06646-2
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