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The Pre-Radiology Internship: Room for Improvement?

Adam E M Eltorai¹, Dominick J Parris², David Markovich²

¹Department of Radiology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States of America.

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|December 10, 2022

Summary

Practicing radiologists find the current clinical internship valuable for non-radiology knowledge and career affirmation. Many support a redesigned, radiology-specific internship over eliminating the requirement.

Keywords:

Education Internship Pre-radiology PreRad Training

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A clinical internship is a prerequisite for Radiology residency, mandated by the American Board of Radiology.
Practicing radiologists' views on the internship's value and potential improvements are not well-documented.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate practicing radiologists' perspectives on the value of the mandatory pre-residency clinical internship.
To gather recommendations for optimizing the internship experience.

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An online survey was emailed to members of the American College of Radiology.
The survey focused on the perceived benefits and desired changes for the internship year.

Main Results:

84% found the internship essential for non-radiology clinical knowledge; 74% found it affirmed their career choice.
59% disagreed with eliminating the internship; 53% in academic practice favored integrating it into residency.
Respondents suggested including training in other specialties, with technologists, and in informatics/AI for a redesigned "PreRad Internship".

Conclusions:

The current pre-residency internship offers benefits but requires optimization.
Practicing radiologists support a redesigned, more radiology-focused internship program.