Advances in biomedical science and rapid changes in imaging modalities create a need to alter radiology education to cope with these challenges. Radiology Education is the first book to address radiology education from the perspective of scholarship of teaching and learning and was written by experts and medical professionals from around the world to assist in training the next generation of radiologists in their expanding roles. Rethy Chhem, Kathryn Hibbert, and Teresa Van Deven have compiled the experiences of 40 contributors, including academics, scientists, radiologists, residents, educationalists, and administrators working with radiology or in related and complementary disciplines, to stimulate new ways of thinking about and enacting radiology education.
The book is divided into 3 sections—“Education for Non-Educators,” “Educational Insights From Practitioners,” and “Radiology Education Global Outreach”—and has a total of 24 chapters. The first section, “Education for Non-Educators,” is divided into 8 chapters. Chapter 1, “The Genesis and Application of Radiology Education: Mind the Gap,” is authored by the 3 editors and does a superb job of providing the background and rationale behind the book. The section continues with the “Scholarship in Radiology Education” chapter, written by one of the book's editors, which provides an overview of the meaning of scholarship in radiology education and how this definition may be expanded. Chhem offers his unique perspective as both radiologist and educationalist. Chapter 3 brings together the differing opinions of a novice and an experienced radiology program director, a resident, and an educationalist as to how residency training programs may be strengthened. Chapter 4 defines scholarship of teaching and learning and offers unique insights into the Centre of Education in Medical Imaging. Chapter 5 discusses the overall promise of similar interdisciplinary programs in the teaching of residents. Chapters 6 and 7 address the important roles of feedback in the assessment and evaluation of students and the development of successful mentoring practices in education, respectively. The first section ends by introducing a framework for constructing a radiology ontology (chapter 8).
The second section, “Educational Insights from Practitioners,” is divided into 9 chapters and invites a number of contributors working in the field to discuss specific issues in radiology education. Chapters 9 and 10 consider professional ethics in radiology and the importance of an interprofessional collaborative learning environment in the practice of radiology. Chapter 11 describes the Canadian CanMEDS Physician Competency framework, which defines the competencies needed for medical education and practice, both in Canada and worldwide, and its application to the field of radiology. Chapters 12 and 13 are devoted to the use of image archiving and communications systems, databases and teaching files in radiological practice, and the experiment of using a portable imaging system to facilitate interactive teaching. Chapters 14 and 15 review current research in medical education and highlight the experiences of students who benefited from radiology curricula during medical school. Chapters 16 and 17 discuss the additional roles for leadership and business in radiology education and scholarship.
The third section, “Radiology Education Global Outreach,” is divided into 7 chapters and uses the experiences of global initiatives to inform and extend an understanding of radiology education. The section opens with chapter 18, which presents the pedagogical strategies and challenges in radiology education programs throughout Southeast Asia. Chapter 19 illustrates the training programs of ultrasound physicians in Western China. Chapters 20 and 21 narrate the experiences of radiologists traveling from Canada to work and teach radiology in Cambodia and Peru, respectively. Chapter 22 examines the role of the World Wide Web as a means of developing radiological competencies through digital resources. Chapter 23 presents learned societies as a means of addressing the lack of training in musculoskeletal ultrasound in French-speaking countries. The book concludes with a review of the radiology education program at the University of Cairo.
At a time when radiology education needs to evolve alongside advancements made in clinical knowledge and technology, Radiology Education provides a collection of diverse experiences and rich perspectives from radiologists and teaching experts from around the world who share a common passion and commitment to the scholarship of teaching and learning in radiology. This book should be a useful resource for anyone interested in training radiologists. The book challenges radiologists to expand their role from simply delivering clinical skills to trainees to providing an overall framework for scholarship, collegiality, and ethics.
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