Trainee Report Dashboard: Tool for Enhancing Feedback to Radiology Trainees about Their Reports

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Radiology Informatics

Background:

• Radiology resident training requires developing reporting skills.
• Attending radiologist feedback is crucial but often undocumented and time-consuming.
• Increased workloads and work hour limitations reduce opportunities for joint report review.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop a web-based dashboard for providing trainees with case-specific feedback on radiology reports.
• To document feedback and trainee system usage for competency evaluation.
• To augment traditional training methods with technology.

Main Methods:

• Development of a web-based dashboard integrated with the Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).
• Inclusion of a discrepancy logging and communication system between attending radiologists and trainees.
• Implementation of an automated preliminary-to-final report comparator and statistical modules.

Main Results:

• The dashboard provides trainees with near-real-time, case-specific feedback.
• The system documents report feedback and trainee interaction.
• Data generated can be used for evaluating trainee competence in written communication.

Conclusions:

• The web-based dashboard effectively supplements traditional radiology training.
• It offers a documented method for feedback, improving reporting quality and trainee assessment.
• This tool addresses limitations in traditional feedback methods due to increased departmental demands.