TY  - JOUR
ID  - uninipr5753
JF  - Medical Education Online
KW  - Knowledge; radiology; students
KW  -  medical; academic training; Latin america; teaching methods
VL  - 28
UR  - http://doi.org/10.1080/10872981.2023.2173044
SN  - 1087-2981
IS  - 1
A1  - Izquierdo Condoy, Juan Sebastian
A1  - Simbaña-Rivera, Katherine
A1  - Nati-Castillo, Humberto Alejandro
A1  - Cassa Macedo, Arthur
A1  - Cardozo Espínola, Claudia Diana
A1  - Vidal Barazorda, Gabriela M.
A1  - Palazuelos-Guzmán, Ideli
A1  - Trejo García, Brayan
A1  - Carrington, Sarah J.
A1  - Ortiz-Prado, Esteban
Y1  - 2023///
N2  - Background
Radiology is a useful tool for diagnosis and intervention in medical practice, and all the components within the teaching-learning process of this subject during undergraduate studies influence successful knowledge application.

Objective
This study aimed to describe the level of knowledge in radiology of students in the last two years of medical school and curricular characteristics of their courses in seven Latin American countries.

Methods
A multicenter cross-sectional study was carried out on medical students of 7 Latin American countries (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, and Peru) in their final two years of medical school, using an online questionnaire validated by experts and adapted for each country that assessed knowledge and curricular characteristics in radiology subject. Scores were assigned according to the number of correct answers for the knowledge test. The T-test, and regression analysis with one-way ANOVA were used to search for relationships between the level of knowledge and other variables.

Results
A total of 1514 medical students participated in this study. All countries had similar participation (n?>?200); most participants were women 57.8%. The country with the highest knowledge score was Brazil. Male, sixth year (internship) and from public universities students had higher knowledge score (n?<?0.05). Participants, who considered radiology more important, and who reported higher compliance with teaching staff with the proposed syllabus, and programmed classes, obtained better scores (n?<?0.05).

Conclusions
Latin American medical students included in this study have a regular overall level of knowledge of Radiology, apparently influenced by curricular differences such as class and academic program compliance. Efforts to better understand and improve academic training are indispensable.

Limitations
The study was subject to selection bias determined by non-probability convenience sampling. The questionnaire assessed only theoretical knowledge and the evaluation system was designed by the investigators.
AV  - public
TI  - How much do Latin American medical students know about radiology? Latin-American multicenter cross-sectional study
ER  -