Osman, F.H., Koe, J.S.E., Lau, E.S.W. et al. (8 more authors) (2023) The current status of interventional radiology in the undergraduate medical curriculum and the way forward. British Journal of Radiology, 96 (1141). 20220197. ISSN 0007-1285
Abstract
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 educa-tion. 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.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Medical Research (LIMR) > Division of Haematology and Immunology |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 20 Feb 2025 15:18 |
Last Modified: | 20 Feb 2025 15:18 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1259/bjr.20220197 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:223550 |