SubmissionId 60553

Accepted Type
Oral

Code
OG1-1-3

Acceptance Declaration
Accept

Additional Information
I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.

Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
yes

Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)

Type
Oral

Sub Type
Education Research

Will the presenter be a:
Jr. Faculty (less than 5 years in practice)

Affiliation

Considered for Poster
yes

Title
Examining Diagnostic Radiology Residency Case Volumes from a Canadian Perspective: A Marker of Resident Knowledge

Length of Presentation

Background/Purpose
New guidelines from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) have proposed minimum case volumes to be obtained during residency but there are currently no minimum case volumes standards for radiology residency training in Canada. Using data from a pilot study, we examine radiology resident case volumes among recently graduated cohorts of residents and determines if there is a link between case volumes and measures of resident success.

Methods
Resident case volumes for three cohorts of graduated residents (2016-2018) were extracted from the institutional database. Achievement of minimum case volumes based on the ACGME guidelines was performed for each resident. Pearson correlation analysis (n = 9) was performed to examine the relationships between resident case volumes and markers of resident success including residents' relative knowledge ranking and their American College of Radiology (ACR) in-training exam scores.

Results
A statistically significant, positive and strong correlation was observed between residents' case volume and their relative knowledge ranking (r = 0.682, p < 0.05). Residents' relative knowledge ranking was also strongly and positively correlated with their ACR in-training percentile score (r = 0.715, p < 0.05).

Conclusion
This study suggests that residents who interpret more cases are more likely to demonstrate higher knowledge. This highlights the utility of case volumes as a prognostic marker of resident success. The results also underscore the potential use of ACGME minimum case volumes as a prognostic marker. These findings can inform future curriculum planning and development in radiology residency training programs.

Keyword 1
Radiology

Keyword 2
Resident training

Keyword 3
Case volumes

Level of Training
Post Graduate

Abstract Themes
Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes
  • Clinical Skills
  • General

Additional Theme (First choice)
Postgraduate

Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Postgraduate

Additional Theme (Third Choice)

Authors
Presenter
    Nicholas Cofie

Term 1
Yes

Term 2
Yes

Term 3
Yes

Term 4
Yes

Term 5
Yes
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