诊断放射学的知识,态度和实践在临床年级医学生中
Reem Brashi1, Basem Bahakeem2, Shumok S Almatrfi1
1College of Medicine and Surgery, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU.
Cureus
|May 21, 2024
概括
乌姆·库拉大学的医学学生对放射学表现出积极的态度. 然而,大多数人缺乏足够的放射学和辐射危害知识,突出需要改善教育经验和课程整合.
科学领域:
- 医学成像和诊断 医学成像和诊断
- 干预性放射学 干预性放射学
- 医学教育 医学教育
背景情况:
- 放射学是一个重要的医学学科,利用像X射线,CT,US和MRI等成像模式进行诊断和治疗.
- 干预性放射学已经成为一个重要的子专业,扩大了放射学在诊断之外的作用.
- 医学成像对于准确的诊断和各种疾病的患者管理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估医学学生对放射学和干预放射学的知识和态度.
- 发现医学学生对放射学概念和辐射危害的理解差距.
- 评估医学课程中放射学教育的充分性.
主要方法:
- 在Umm Al-Qura大学从2022年10月到2023年4月进行了一项描述性的横截面研究.
- 收集了357名医学四年级到六年级学生的数据.
- 调查评估了对干预放射学的认识,对住院长度的看法以及对放射学和辐射危害的自我评估知识.
主要成果:
- 超过一半的参与者是女性 (54.6%),其中很大一部分在第六年 (37%).
- 81.5%的学生听说过干预放射学,但只有51.3%的学生认为他们对放射学的知识足够.
- 大多数人 (75.6%) 认为放射科住院时间与其他专业相当,但对辐射危害的了解不足.
结论:
- 乌姆·库拉大学的医学学生对放射学表现出积极的态度.
- 学生对放射学和与电离辐射相关的风险的知识存在明显的缺陷.
- 建议加强放射学暴露,并将有关辐射危害的具体课程纳入课程,以提高学生的理解.
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