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Residents teaching medical students: how do they compare with attending educators?
David M Naeger1, Chad Wilcox1, Andrew Phelps1
1Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
|October 1, 2013
Summary
Radiology residents
Area of Science:
- Radiology education
- Medical student teaching
- Academic medicine
Background:
- Academic radiology departments prioritize medical student education.
- Resident involvement in teaching is a component of some programs.
- Evaluating teaching effectiveness is crucial for program improvement.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare medical student evaluations of radiology resident lectures with those of faculty members.
- To assess the educational impact of resident-led teaching sessions.
- To determine if resident lectures are comparable to faculty lectures in student perception.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective analysis of 1-year of routine course evaluations for a fourth-year medical student radiology elective.
- Collected numeric scores for lectures delivered by faculty, fellows, and residents.
- Statistical comparison using analysis of variance and Student's t tests, with adjustments for multiple comparisons and data clustering.
Main Results:
- No statistically significant difference in lecture scores between faculty (mean 9.10/10) and residents (mean 8.99).
- Fellows received significantly lower scores (mean 8.45) compared to both faculty and residents (P <.001).
- Per-lecturer analysis confirmed similar evaluation trends.
Conclusions:
- Radiology resident lectures are evaluated similarly to faculty lectures by medical students.
- Involving residents in medical student teaching offers potential benefits for both students and residents.
- Resident participation in teaching can enhance their own educational experience.
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