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ArticleRadiologia brasileira

Mapping the different methods adopted for diagnostic imaging instruction at medical schools in Brazil.

Rubens Chojniak, Dominique Piacenti Carneiro, Gustavo Simonetto Peres Moterani, Ivone da Silva Duarte, Almir Galvão Vieira Bitencourt, Valdair Francisco Muglia, Giuseppe D'Ippolito

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Rubens ChojniakPhD, Member of the Committee for Instruction, Continuing Education, and Residency of the Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem (CBR), Professor at the Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Nove de Julho (Uninove), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Dominique Piacenti CarneiroMD, Resident at Hospital Dante Pazzanese, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Gustavo Simonetto Peres MoteraniMD, General Clinician, private practice, Santos, SP, Brazil.
Ivone da Silva DuartePhD, Professor at the Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Nove de Julho (Uninove), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Almir Galvão Vieira BitencourtPhD, Professor in the Graduate Program in Health Sciences at the A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Valdair Francisco MugliaTenured Professor, Member of the Committee for Instruction, Continuing Education, and Residency of the Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem (CBR), Associate Professor at the Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Giuseppe D'IppolitoPhD, Member of the Committee for Instruction, Continuing Education, and Residency of the Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem (CBR), Adjunct Professor in the Department of Diagnostic Imaging at the Escola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo map the different methods for diagnostic imaging instruction at medical schools in Brazil. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this cross-sectional study, a questionnaire was sent to each of the coordinators of 178 Brazilian medical schools. The following characteristics were assessed: teaching model; total course hours; infrastructure; numbers of students and professionals involved; themes addressed; diagnostic imaging modalities covered; and education policies related to diagnostic imaging.

resultsOf the 178 questionnaires sent, 45 (25.3%) were completed and returned. Of those 45 responses, 17 (37.8%) were from public medical schools, whereas 28 (62.2%) were from private medical schools. Among the 45 medical schools evaluated, the method of diagnostic imaging instruction was modular at 21 (46.7%), classic (independent discipline) at 13 (28.9%), hybrid (classical and modular) at 9 (20.0%), and none of the preceding at 3 (6.7%). Diagnostic imaging is part of the formal curriculum at 36 (80.0%) of the schools, an elective course at 3 (6.7%), and included within another modality at 6 (13.3%). Professors involved in diagnostic imaging teaching are radiologists at 43 (95.5%) of the institutions.

conclusionThe survey showed that medical courses in Brazil tend to offer diagnostic imaging instruction in courses that include other content and at different time points during the course. Radiologists are extensively involved in undergraduate medical education, regardless of the teaching methodology employed at the institution.

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Diagnostic imagingEducation, medical/standardsProgram evaluation/methodsSchools, medical

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PMID28298730
PMCPMC5347501

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