Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Interventional non-vascular, Interventional vascular, CT, Education, Education and training
Authors:
L. Fröhlich, A. H. Mahnken
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2023/C-15285
Conclusion
The results show that medical students have only a very limited knowledge of IR and its variety of treatment options. This is consistent with the findings of other studies worldwide [3-10]. Accordingly, the call by O'Malley and colleagues (2012) a decade ago to expose medical students to IR early [10] has not been acted upon to date.
This emphasizes the still current need for a dedicated and focused education in the field of IR for future medical students. Accordingly, an early awareness should be created that radiology is more than "just" a diagnostic tool. Consequently, IR should be integrated as a discernible subject into the curriculum of undergraduate medical studies at medical schools [3-7, 11, 12] and in addition, other opportunities, such as symposia or workshops, should be offered [3, 13-15]. Thus, the attention and interest of students can be drawn to this future-oriented field at an early stage of medical education and students' interest in a future career in IR can be promoted [5-12].