Knowledge Of Interventional Radiology Research Articles

Awareness and Knowledge of Interventional Radiology among Clinical Years Medical Students of Umm Al-Qura University

Background: Although the last few years showed growth in the role of interventional radiology (IR) in treating various conditions, the specialty faces several difficulties including a shortage of interventional radiologists and inadequate awareness among undergraduate students because of the limited exposure during medical school. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the level of knowledge and awareness of IR among Clinical Years Medical Students of Umm Al-Qura University. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional, survey-based study at Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, which included 358 medical students. Results: Most of the participants rated their knowledge of IR as either adequate or poor (39.1% each), and 7.3% reported that they knew nothing about IR, while 3.4% responded that they had excellent knowledge of IR. Many of the respondents (58.7%) were not interested in considering a career in IR. Only a few students (10.3%) received elective radiology training. Additionally, 55% thought the correct route for training interventional radiologists was from both surgical and radiological fields, while 36% thought they were only radiologically trained. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that medical students\' knowledge and awareness of IR are poor. This can be improved by rotations, electives, and attendance at IR conferences, which will increase undergraduate awareness and promote IR as a career.

Interventional radiology and artificial intelligence in radiology: Is it time to enhance the vision of our medical students?

ObjectivesTo assess awareness and knowledge of Interventional Radiology (IR) in a large population of medical students in 2019.MethodsAn anonymous survey was distributed electronically to 9546 medical students from first to sixth year at three European medical schools. The survey contained 14 questions, including two general questions on diagnostic radiology (DR) and artificial intelligence (AI), and 11 on IR. Responses were analyzed for all students and compared between preclinical (PCs) (first to third year) and clinical phase (Cs) (fourth to sixth year) of medical school. Of 9546 students, 1459 students (15.3%) answered the survey.ResultsOn DR questions, 34.8% answered that AI is a threat for radiologists (PCs: 246/725 (33.9%); Cs: 248/734 (36%)) and 91.1% thought that radiology has a future (PCs: 668/725 (92.1%); Cs: 657/734 (89.5%)). On IR questions, 80.8% (1179/1459) students had already heard of IR; 75.7% (1104/1459) stated that their knowledge of IR wasn’t as good as the other specialties and 80% would like more lectures on IR. Finally, 24.2% (353/1459) indicated an interest in a career in IR with a majority of women in preclinical phase, but this trend reverses in clinical phase.ConclusionsDevelopment of new technology supporting advances in artificial intelligence will likely continue to change the landscape of radiology; however, medical students remain confident in the need for specialty-trained human physicians in the future of radiology as a clinical practice. A large majority of medical students would like more information about IR in their medical curriculum; almost a quarter of students would be interested in a career in IR.

Awareness and knowledge of interventional radiology among medical students at an Indian institution

PurposeInterventional radiology (IR) is a novel and evolving sub-specialty that encompasses image guided diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. With the advent of new imaging techniques and an increasing demand of minimally invasive procedures, IR continues to grow as a core component in medical and surgical therapeutics. Radiology teaching is a part of medical undergraduate curriculum; however, the medical undergraduate cohort lacks exposure to IR principles, methods and techniques. The purpose of this study is to determine the knowledge and awareness of IR among medical students in a single university in India.Materials and methodsElectronic anonymous surveys were sent to 350 medical students of Pt. JNM Medical College, Raipur, India. Each survey comprised of questions assessing knowledge and exposure to IR. A total of 70 students (20%) responded.Results85.7% of respondents positively reported that radiologists have a role in diagnostic as well as therapeutic interventions, however, 60% of students cited a very poor/poor knowledge of IR. A larger part, 91.5%, stated that they would be interested in IR based teaching delivered as a part of their undergraduate teaching program. Those who knew at least one interventional radiology technique were 1.51 (95% CI: 1.02–2.22; p < 0.05) times more likely to be considering it as a career.ConclusionMedical Students demonstrate a poor knowledge of IR. This corresponds to a limited and inconsistent exposure to IR in medical schools. The study suggests that there is a need to deliver an IR based curriculum in medical undergraduate teaching in India. Our proposition includes introducing a regulated IR teaching in undergraduate medical education using new module designs and presenting medical students an opportunity to attend IR education days, symposiums and conferences to incite early participation.