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Research Training of Future Leaders in Radiology: A Pilot International Outreach Educational Program
Andrea S Doria1, Jennifer R McKinney1, Aleena Malik2
1Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, CAN.
Abstract:
Objective This study aimed to determine the short-term effects of a research methodology course (intervention) on knowledge enhancement of participants from economically emerging (cohort 1) and economically developed (cohort 2) countries; and to determine the long-term publication trajectory of course participants from the time of intervention (timepoint 1 (T1)) to 10 years post-course (timepoint 2 (T2)). Participants/setting Residents/fellows/junior staff from academic institutions of cohorts 1 and 2 completed a four-day research course divided into research design (M1) and statistics (M2) modules. Intervention A 30-item multiple-choice pre-test was provided at the beginning and end of the course for M1 and M2. Pre-/post-test scores assessed knowledge enhancement. A PubMed search (1966-2024) was conducted to evaluate the number, impact factor (IF), and authorship of publications until T1 and T2. Results In cohort 1, 21 (100%) participants (male-to-female ratio: 11:10; six residents and 15 fellows/junior staff) aspired to an academic career; in cohort 2 (male-to-female ratio: 12:7), 12/19 (63%) (seven residents and five fellows/junior staff) did. At T1, differences were noted between pre- and post-test scores for cohort 1 in M1 (p=0.0005) and M2 (p=0.001), but only for M2 (p=0.01) for cohort 2. For aspiring academicians, whereas the mean number of publications/person was similar between cohort 1 (N=1.1) and cohort 2 (N=2.75) at T1 (p=0.12), it was higher for cohort 2 (N=27.4 vs. N=8.95) at T2 (p=0.03), with similar mean IF of publications for cohorts 1 and 2 at T1 and T2 (p>0.05). Conclusion In the short term, radiology trainees from both countries benefited from the educational research program, particularly in statistics. Over a decade, whereas the quality (IF) of publications remained stable for academicians of both countries, the publication output/person remained stable for cohort 2 participants but declined for cohort 1 participants.
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