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Integrating Clinical Imaging into Anatomy Curriculum to Increase Clinical Preparedness
Author(s) -
Altshuler Paulina,
Tchen-Tomasino Emily,
Jorgensen Mike
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.02371
Subject(s) - preparedness , curriculum , likert scale , medicine , test (biology) , medical education , radiology , gross anatomy , medical physics , psychology , anatomy , paleontology , developmental psychology , biology , pedagogy , political science , law
The anatomy curriculum at Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine (RVUCOM) has historically placed emphasis on cadaver‐based lectures and laboratory sessions with little lecture time devoted to radiology. Beginning with the Class of 2020, we implemented an additional “Integrated Anatomy” lecture series with eleven lectures detailing normal anatomy on radiographs, CTs, and MRIs during the first year and six review lectures with board‐style practice questions during the second year. The goal of this lecture series was to increase exposure to radiology while also increasing students’ confidence interpreting imaging studies. Students’ perceived confidence was evaluated with anonymous surveys using the Likert scale, and were analyzed with the Kruskal‐Wallis test to assess our hypothesis that increasing pre‐clinical radiology exposure will increase confidence interpreting images and overall preparedness for second‐year courses and third‐year clerkships. We found statistical significance to support our hypothesis that students who received the “Integrated Anatomy” lecture series felt more prepared for second‐year courses, third‐year clerkships, identifying anatomical structures on radiographs, and identifying abnormalities on MRIs.