Journal article
Radiologic-pathologic Correlation-An Advanced Fourth-year Elective: How We Do It
Academic radiology, v 23(7), pp 889-893
01 Jul 2016
PMID: 27311804
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Abstract
Traditionally, the radiology elective has been designed to teach medical students the fundamentals of radiologic interpretation. When questioned, many students state that they want to take a radiology elective so they can "interpret images." For the students on radiology, rotation/elective education was often passive, consisting of didactic conferences and observational shadowing of radiologists as they interpreted images. Students had only a superficial appreciation of how radiologists interacted with clinical services, multidisciplinary teams, and pathology. There was very little emphasis on imaging appropriateness or the most efficient and effective imaging for various clinical problems. With the expansion of numerous imaging modalities and the emphasis on patient-centered care, including imaging safety and dose reduction, it is important to change the focus of radiology education from interpretation to the optimal integration of imaging into clinical medicine. Radiology-pathology (rad path) electives were created at Allegheny General Hospital and the Medical University of South Carolina as a new option to provide a high-quality advanced elective for fourth-year medical students. These electives enable students to correlate radiologic images with gross and microscopic pathology specimens, thus increasing their knowledge and understanding of both. The rad path elective combines aspects of surgery, radiology, and pathology and requires students to be active learners. The implementation of this elective is an exciting work in progress that has been evolving over the past 2 and 4 years at Medical University of South Carolina and Allegheny General Hospital, respectively. We will discuss the historical basis for the elective, the advantages and challenges of having such an integrated course, and some different strategies for creating a rad path elective.
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- Title
- Radiologic-pathologic Correlation-An Advanced Fourth-year Elective: How We Do It
- Creators
- Matthew Hartman - Allegheny Health NetworkJan Silverman - Allegheny Health NetworkLaura Spruill - Medical University of South CarolinaJeanne Hill - Medical University of South Carolina
- Publication Details
- Academic radiology, v 23(7), pp 889-893
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pathology (and Laboratory Medicine)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000378444600018
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84962040758
- Other Identifier
- 991021897327104721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging