Training by the Numbers: A Survey-Based Analysis of the Number of Positions Available in New Interventional Radiology Training Pathways
| Autor: | David J. Maldow, Jung H. Yun, Faraz Khan, Andrew J. Gunn, Rakesh S. Ahuja, Jason C. Hoffmann |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Response rate (survey)
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Graduate medical education Internship and Residency Interventional radiology Residency program Radiology Interventional United States Accreditation 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Education Medical Graduate 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Medical physics Fellowships and Scholarships business |
| Zdroj: | Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. 50:137-140 |
| ISSN: | 0363-0188 |
| DOI: | 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2019.11.003 |
| Popis: | Objective As of June 30, 2020, interventional radiology (IR) fellowships will cease to exist and will be replaced by the integrated IR, independent IR, and early specialization in IR (ESIR) pathways. The objective of this study is to determine the alignment in the number of available positions between the ESIR and independent IR pathways. Methods An analysis was performed of 150 residency programs offering at least 1 of the 3 IR training pathways. Information regarding the most up-to-date list for integrated IR, independent IR, ESIR, and IR fellowship programs were obtained from the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS), and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) websites. A 4-question survey was distributed to residency program directors and residency program coordinators to confirm the number of positions offered in each of the training pathways at their institution. Results Ninety-nine of 113 ESIR programs (87.6% response rate) reported a total of 176 approved ESIR positions. One hundred and eleven fellowship programs in the United States currently offer a total of 331 positions. Seventy-seven integrated IR programs and 48 independent IR programs offer 150 and 133 positions, respectively, for a total of 283 advanced IR training positions. Discussion A substantial discrepancy currently exists with IR training pathways, as the number of available ESIR positions far outnumbers the available independent IR pathway positions. There is a continuing need for communication with residency programs and frequent reevaluation of the various IR training pathways to maintain the most accurate database. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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