Improvement in reporting skills of radiology residents with a structured reporting curriculum. 2014

Michael D Collard, and Jacob Tellier, and A S M Iftiar Chowdhury, and Lisa H Lowe
Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO; Department of Radiology, Saint Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, MO; Department of Radiology, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, 2401 Gillham Rd, Kansas City, MO 64108. Electronic address: mdcollard@gmail.com.

OBJECTIVE Radiology residents must acquire dictation and reporting skills to meet Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Examination requirements and provide optimal patient care. Historically, these skills have been taught informally and vary between institutions and among radiologists. A structured curriculum improves resident report quality when using a quantitative grading scheme. This study describes the implementation of such a curriculum and evaluates its utility in tracking resident progress. METHODS We implemented a three-stage reporting curriculum in our diagnostic radiology residency program in 2009. Stages 1 and 2 involve instruction and formative feedback composed of suggestions for improvement in a 360° format from faculty, peers, and others within the resident's sphere of influence. The third stage involves individual, biannual, written feedback with scored reports specifically assessing four categories: succinctness, spelling/grammar, clarity, and responsible referral. Biannual scores were collected from 2009 to 2013, sorted by year of residency training (R1 to R4), and average training level scores were statistically compared. RESULTS Review of 1500 reports over a 4-year period yielded a total of 153 scores: 54, 36, 29, and 34 from R1, R2, R3, and R4 residents, respectively. The mean (standard deviation) scores for R1, R2, R3, and R4 residents were 10.20 (1.06), 10.25 (0.81), 10.5 (0.74), and 10.75 (0.69), respectively. Post hoc analysis identified significant differences between R1 and R4 residents (P = .012) and R2 and R4 residents (P = .009). CONCLUSIONS Residents' reporting scores showed significant improvement over the course of their residency training. This indicates that there may be a benefit in using an organized reporting curriculum to track resident progress in producing reports that may improve patient care.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007396 Internship and Residency Programs of EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE training to meet the requirements established by accrediting authorities. House Staff,Internship, Dental,Residency, Dental,Residency, Medical,Dental Internship,Dental Internships,Dental Residencies,Dental Residency,Internship,Internship, Medical,Internships, Dental,Medical Residencies,Medical Residency,Residencies, Dental,Residencies, Medical,Residency,Residency and Internship,Internships, Medical,Medical Internship,Medical Internships,Residencies,Staff, House
D008923 Missouri State bounded on the east by Illinois and Kentucky, on the south by Arkansas, on the west by Kansas, and on the north by Iowa.
D011871 Radiology A specialty concerned with the use of x-ray and other forms of radiant energy in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
D002983 Clinical Competence The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care. Clinical Skills,Competence, Clinical,Clinical Competency,Clinical Skill,Competency, Clinical,Skill, Clinical,Skills, Clinical,Clinical Competencies,Competencies, Clinical
D003479 Curriculum A course of study offered by an educational institution. Curricula,Short-Term Courses,Course, Short-Term,Courses, Short-Term,Short Term Courses,Short-Term Course
D004282 Documentation Systematic organization, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of specialized information, especially of a scientific or technical nature (From ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983). It often involves authenticating or validating information. Documentations
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D014481 United States A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D055815 Young Adult A person between 19 and 24 years of age. Adult, Young,Adults, Young,Young Adults

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