Expanding global health opportunities for UK-based interventional radiology trainees.

Autor: Blaaza M; Academic Foundation Year 1 Doctor, The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation trust, London, England, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Mohammed.blaaza@nhs.net., Iqbal S; Harvard Medical School, Mass General Imaging, Interventional Radiology, 55 Fruit St., Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: siiqbal@harvard.mgh.edu., Ramalingam V; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: Vramali1@bidmc.harvard.edu., Laage Gaupp FM; Assistant Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale Institute for Global Health, New Haven, CT, USA. Electronic address: Fabian.laage-gaupp@yale.edu., Morgan R; Professor Interventional Radiology FRCR EBIR-ES, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and St George's, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: rmorgan@sgul.ac.uk., Shaygi B; Interventional and Diagnostic Radiologist, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, Imperial Academic Tutor, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: b.shaygi@imperial.ac.uk.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical radiology [Clin Radiol] 2024 Sep; Vol. 79 (9), pp. 690-696. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 17.
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2024.05.007
Abstrakt: Aims: As the future workload of interventional radiologists in the UK continues to expand, it is imperative that current IR trainees are given maximal opportunities to expand their skill sets. This paper argues that opportunities for involvement in international collaborative fieldwork should be expanded for interventional radiology trainees in the UK, as a means of maximising their future competency and positive contribution to the advancement of global healthcare. The study builds upon first-hand experience of the authors in the field and a review of the relevant literature.
Materials and Methods: This scoping review aimed to ascertain the current global health opportunities for interventional radiology trainees primarily in Resource Limited Countries (RLCs). This review further contrasted these opportunities with ones provided to trainees within North America and European countries.
Results: This review found that the opportunities for international collaborative fieldwork for UK interventional radiology trainees are sparse. The availability of such opportunities in the US is significantly greater as is the awareness and appreciation of the benefits of such international collaborations for trainees. Benefits include greater experience with a variety of pathologies, a potentially larger volume of workload, improved cultural competency and proficiency and greater cost-conscious and more sustainable practices. It is also pertinent that any future global partnership opportunities for UK clinicians are crafted with care to benefit both UK and international healthcare professionals, institutions and patients within RLCs.
Conclusion: Significant work is needed to expand opportunities for global health for interventional radiology trainees in the UK. It is incumbent upon the major radiology societies and educational bodies within the UK to expand upon such opportunities to develop a robust, world-leading workforce, which would subsequently enhance our global health positionality and reflexivity.
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