Original Research
Authors: Benjamin Johnson (Pueblo Radiology Group) , Wojciech Kapalczynski (Johns Hopkins University) , Drew Streicher (Hospital of University of Pennsylvania) , Henry Chou (Florida Hospital) , Jessie Stewart (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) , Naiim Ali (University of Vermont Medical Center) , Supriya Gupta (Rush University) , Staci M. Gagne (University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Care) , Mary W. Huff (Medical Center of Radiologists Inc.)
Purpose: Over the past decade, there has been an increased level of attention focused on improving radiology’s contributions to global health programs in resource-restricted areas of the world. This has led to the formation of new organizations and international imaging partnerships. As a result, there have been related publications and guidelines, which has increased awareness and interest amongst current and prospective radiology trainees.
Methods and Materials: With this survey of residency program directors, we set out to: 1) examine current opinions of and experience with integrating international and outreach opportunities into their training curriculum; and 2) to analyze these data to inform strategies for growing opportunities within training programs nationwide.
Results: The majority (51%) of programs participating in the survey have interest in participating in international projects and 64% feel they add value to resident education. Only about a quarter (27%) of programs, however, have had residents participate in radiology-related international projects over the last five years, and even fewer (18.8%) have established international elective opportunities. However, the majority of programs (58.3%) have some faculty who are involved in international radiology.
Conclusion: The reported interest in international educational and service opportunities among residency training programs is much greater than current levels of participation. A much larger percentage of responding programs have faculty involved in international work than residents, despite the acknowledged benefits and interest
Keywords: International, global health, global radiology, residency, outreach, survey
How to Cite: Johnson, B. , Kapalczynski, W. , Streicher, D. , Chou, H. , Stewart, J. , Ali, N. , Gupta, S. , Gagne, S. M. & Huff, M. W. (2018) “Surveying the Current State of International Outreach in Radiology Training Programs”, Journal of Global Radiology. 4(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.7191/jgr.2018.1052