REGULAR CONTENT
Final ID
440
Type
Original Scientific Research-Oral or Pos
Authors
A Misono1, E Wehrenberg-Klee1, S Rao1, S Fadl1, H Attaya2, K Chu1, S Bonk1, R Sheridan1, S Loomis1, P Mueller1, T Walker1
Institutions
1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Massachusetts General Hospital, United States
Purpose
Interventional radiology (IR) is a clinical specialty with a new residency providing training in both diagnostic radiology (DR) and IR. With most IR residencies in their infancy, medical student engagement is critical. This study aims to characterize efficacy of IR symposia in recruiting medical students.
Materials & Methods
In this IRB-exempt study, a tertiary care institution's third annual medical student IR symposium was planned and marketed in a manner similar to past years. The morning-long session included an introduction to IR and IR residency, 'day in the life' of trainees, faculty panel discussion, and supervised hands-on time with simulators and phantoms. Symposium registrants and attendees were asked to fill pre- and post-symposium surveys. Statistical analysis was performed.
Results
There were 170 registrants, with 91 (53%) responding to the pre-symposium survey including 52 (57%) male and 39 (43%) female and 32% MS1, 36% MS2, 10% MS3, and 22% MS4, a similar distribution to past years. Most had not attended a prior IR symposium (84%). Regarding factors influencing specialty choice, students ranked (in decreasing importance), (1) intellectual challenge (2) research (3) compensation (4) length of training (5) prestige (6) medicolegal exposure. Only 21% indicated their schools had IR clerkships, with the remainder saying their schools did not offer IR clerkships (23%) or they were unsure (56%).There were 51 (56%) responses to the post-symposium survey. Students understanding the nature of IR increased from 74% (pre) to 100% (post) (p<.0001). Students indicated more intention to enroll in an IR clerkship, increased from 56% to 73% (p=.0519). Students who would choose IR as their top choice specialty rose from 27% to 44% (p=.0438). Interest in DR as a top choice specialty was unchanged from 13% to 14% (p=.8613). No other specialty garnered more than 10% student interest. Unfortunately, only 30% of students believed that their schools provide sufficient support for IR education.
Conclusions
IR symposia can increase medical student understanding of IR and effectively recruit students into the field. However, medical school curricula appear to lack sufficient support for IR education.
Final ID
440
Type
Original Scientific Research-Oral or Pos
Authors
A Misono1, E Wehrenberg-Klee1, S Rao1, S Fadl1, H Attaya2, K Chu1, S Bonk1, R Sheridan1, S Loomis1, P Mueller1, T Walker1
Institutions
1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Massachusetts General Hospital, United States
Purpose
Interventional radiology (IR) is a clinical specialty with a new residency providing training in both diagnostic radiology (DR) and IR. With most IR residencies in their infancy, medical student engagement is critical. This study aims to characterize efficacy of IR symposia in recruiting medical students.
Materials & Methods
In this IRB-exempt study, a tertiary care institution's third annual medical student IR symposium was planned and marketed in a manner similar to past years. The morning-long session included an introduction to IR and IR residency, 'day in the life' of trainees, faculty panel discussion, and supervised hands-on time with simulators and phantoms. Symposium registrants and attendees were asked to fill pre- and post-symposium surveys. Statistical analysis was performed.
Results
There were 170 registrants, with 91 (53%) responding to the pre-symposium survey including 52 (57%) male and 39 (43%) female and 32% MS1, 36% MS2, 10% MS3, and 22% MS4, a similar distribution to past years. Most had not attended a prior IR symposium (84%). Regarding factors influencing specialty choice, students ranked (in decreasing importance), (1) intellectual challenge (2) research (3) compensation (4) length of training (5) prestige (6) medicolegal exposure. Only 21% indicated their schools had IR clerkships, with the remainder saying their schools did not offer IR clerkships (23%) or they were unsure (56%).There were 51 (56%) responses to the post-symposium survey. Students understanding the nature of IR increased from 74% (pre) to 100% (post) (p<.0001). Students indicated more intention to enroll in an IR clerkship, increased from 56% to 73% (p=.0519). Students who would choose IR as their top choice specialty rose from 27% to 44% (p=.0438). Interest in DR as a top choice specialty was unchanged from 13% to 14% (p=.8613). No other specialty garnered more than 10% student interest. Unfortunately, only 30% of students believed that their schools provide sufficient support for IR education.
Conclusions
IR symposia can increase medical student understanding of IR and effectively recruit students into the field. However, medical school curricula appear to lack sufficient support for IR education.