| Autor: |
Osman FH; School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom., Koe JSE; School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom., Lau ESW; School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom., Nagaraj D; School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom., Ng HH; School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom., Ng A; School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom., Asif A; School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom., Uberoi R; Department of Radiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom., Lakshminarayan R; Department of Vascular Radiology, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, United Kingdom., Chan VW; School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom., Wah TM; Division of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Institute of Oncology, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom. |
| Abstrakt: |
Interventional radiology (IR) is underrepresented in undergraduate medical school curricula. Despite the introduction of a suggested undergraduate curriculum for IR by the British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR), current evidence suggests there is inadequate knowledge and awareness of IR amongst medical students. As a result of this, there is a lack of visibility of the subspeciality amongst medical students and junior doctors contributing to the shortage of IR trainees resulting in an IR workforce crisis in the UK. The uptake of the proposed undergraduate IR curriculum remains unclear, highlighting the need for a thorough audit and improvement of IR teaching in undergraduate medical education. In this commentary, we discuss the importance of including IR in the undergraduate curriculum, the evidence surrounding undergraduate IR education, the reasons for the potential lack of interest in IR from medical students and future steps to ensure optimal IR exposure in undergraduate medical school curricula. |
