Keywords:
Workforce, Education and training, Education, CT, Thorax, Professional issues, Cardiac
Authors:
M. Arzanauskaite1, E. Terrazas2, E. Estades3, F. Vernuccio4; 1Liverpool/UK, 2Distrito federal/MX, 3Wilmington/US, 4Palermo/IT
DOI:
10.26044/esti2019/P-0081
Methods & Materials
We designed and distributed an online survey (Google LLC,
Mountain View,
California,
US) about academic involvement during core training to radiology trainees and fellows across the world.
The web link allowed users to fill in their responses on any internet browser.
English version: https://forms.gle/aw5y4pk3zw1jbzRs6
Spanish version: https://forms.gle/qMjQa1vZ9QREEkPv9
French version: https://goo.gl/forms/BowFFWDStR74FlQR2
We used social media platforms (including Twitter,
Facebook,
ResearchGate and LinkedIn) to circulate the survey.
Additionally,
it was distributed by the radiology societies that agreed to share it by the time of poster submission as a call for action in their newsletters.
The survey was anonymous and we obtained consent for each participant.
The questions (total of 35) focused on key factors affecting research and teaching during training.
Additionally,
we surveyed key demographics and workplace setting as well as future plans of the participants.
We selected the participants interested in thoracic and/or cardiovascular imaging.
Fisher's Exact or Chi-Square tests were used for comparisons,
as appropriate.
A p<0.05 indicated a statistically significant difference.