Benefits of a resident-run orientation for new radiology trainees
Incoming radiology residents must rapidly assimilate large amounts of technical, medical, and operational information. This can be overwhelming and contribute to anxiety. Typical introductory curricula focused on radiologic content may not address the concerns of new residents. Two consecutive class...
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| author | Kara Gaetke-Udager Katherine E. Maturen Daniel C. Barr Kuanwong Watcharotone Janet E. Bailey |
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| description | Incoming radiology residents must rapidly assimilate large amounts of technical, medical, and operational information. This can be overwhelming and contribute to anxiety. Typical introductory curricula focused on radiologic content may not address the concerns of new residents. Two consecutive classes of incoming radiology residents participated in our study. For groups A (n=11) and B (n=11), the existing introductory lectures were given by faculty. For group B, residents hosted sessions for each rotation, including round-table discussions and work area tours, with emphasis on resident roles, personnel, and workflow. With institutional review board exemption, residents were anonymously surveyed before and after the sessions regarding: awareness of responsibilities, familiarity with anatomy, and anxiety regarding each rotation on a 1-4 scale. Free-text comments were collected. Comparison was performed using Wilcoxon rank sum test. Group A reported increased role awareness (P=0.04), greater content familiarity (P<0.05), and decreased anxiety (P=0.02) in one rotation each. There were 3 of 12 rotations in group B that showed significantly increased role awareness (P range <0.01 to 0.01) and decreased anxiety (P range <0.01 to <0.05). In addition, two rotations indicated improved role awareness only (P=0.02 and P=0.04), while there were four rotations reported decreased anxiety only (P range 0.01 to 0.03). Free-text commenters preferred the resident-run portions of the sessions. In conclusion, adding role-oriented introductory sessions to existing lectures for first-year residents decreased anxiety and increased role awareness for all rotations; therefore, it is suggested that anxiety may be better addressed by role-oriented content, and resident-to-resident teaching may have benefits. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0ed3a5dae7124029957a3fdc95dffe102023-09-02T17:56:58ZengKorea Health Personnel Licensing Examination InstituteJournal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions1975-59372015-06-011210.3352/jeehp.2015.12.24150Benefits of a resident-run orientation for new radiology traineesKara Gaetke-Udager0Katherine E. Maturen1Daniel C. Barr2Kuanwong Watcharotone3Janet E. Bailey4 Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, USA Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, USA Salisbury W.G. Hefner VA Medical Center, Salisbury, USA Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, USA Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, USAIncoming radiology residents must rapidly assimilate large amounts of technical, medical, and operational information. This can be overwhelming and contribute to anxiety. Typical introductory curricula focused on radiologic content may not address the concerns of new residents. Two consecutive classes of incoming radiology residents participated in our study. For groups A (n=11) and B (n=11), the existing introductory lectures were given by faculty. For group B, residents hosted sessions for each rotation, including round-table discussions and work area tours, with emphasis on resident roles, personnel, and workflow. With institutional review board exemption, residents were anonymously surveyed before and after the sessions regarding: awareness of responsibilities, familiarity with anatomy, and anxiety regarding each rotation on a 1-4 scale. Free-text comments were collected. Comparison was performed using Wilcoxon rank sum test. Group A reported increased role awareness (P=0.04), greater content familiarity (P<0.05), and decreased anxiety (P=0.02) in one rotation each. There were 3 of 12 rotations in group B that showed significantly increased role awareness (P range <0.01 to 0.01) and decreased anxiety (P range <0.01 to <0.05). In addition, two rotations indicated improved role awareness only (P=0.02 and P=0.04), while there were four rotations reported decreased anxiety only (P range 0.01 to 0.03). Free-text commenters preferred the resident-run portions of the sessions. In conclusion, adding role-oriented introductory sessions to existing lectures for first-year residents decreased anxiety and increased role awareness for all rotations; therefore, it is suggested that anxiety may be better addressed by role-oriented content, and resident-to-resident teaching may have benefits.http://www.jeehp.org/upload/jeehp-12-24.pdfAnxietyCurriculumRadiologyRotationWorkflow |
| spellingShingle | Kara Gaetke-Udager Katherine E. Maturen Daniel C. Barr Kuanwong Watcharotone Janet E. Bailey Benefits of a resident-run orientation for new radiology trainees Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions Anxiety Curriculum Radiology Rotation Workflow |
| title | Benefits of a resident-run orientation for new radiology trainees |
| title_full | Benefits of a resident-run orientation for new radiology trainees |
| title_fullStr | Benefits of a resident-run orientation for new radiology trainees |
| title_full_unstemmed | Benefits of a resident-run orientation for new radiology trainees |
| title_short | Benefits of a resident-run orientation for new radiology trainees |
| title_sort | benefits of a resident run orientation for new radiology trainees |
| topic | Anxiety Curriculum Radiology Rotation Workflow |
| url | http://www.jeehp.org/upload/jeehp-12-24.pdf |
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