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Emergency Radiology “Boot Camp”: Educating Emergency Medicine Residents Using E‐learning Radiology Modules
Author(s) -
Minkowitz Shlomo,
Leeman Kristen,
Giambrone Ashley E.,
Kherani Jennifer F.,
Belfi Lily M.,
Bartolotta Roger J.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
aem education and training
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2472-5390
DOI - 10.1002/aet2.10002
Subject(s) - medicine , curriculum , radiology , medical education , medical physics , psychology , pedagogy
Objectives There is an overall paucity of literature on the radiologic education of emergency medicine ( EM ) clinicians. Given the fact that many EM clinicians preliminarily review images for their patients, we hypothesized that a brief imaging curriculum could be efficacious in teaching basic and relevant radiologic interpretation. Methods We designed a 4‐hour “radiology boot camp” for a group of 20 EM residents (from all years of training) covering several subject specific e‐learning modules. They completed precourse and postcourse quizzes to evaluate the efficacy of these modules. These modules included interactive PowerPoint‐based tutorials, games, and imaging decision support simulators. Matched results from the pre‐ and posttests were analyzed using paired t test. An additional questionnaire was administered to the EM residents to evaluate their perception of the educational experience. Results The precourse and postcourse quizzes demonstrated a statistically significant level of improved knowledge due to the educational modules (p < 0.0001). In addition, all of the participants believed the modules were a useful learning experience (100%) and a vast majority described them as a valuable resource for future reference (95%). Conclusion We demonstrate a model for providing an easy and effective means of educating EM residents on basic imaging interpretation and utilization, using e‐learning modules.