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
