Table 1 Full list of questions included in the survey and pertinent answers from 972 participants
Question | Total answers | Answer |
|---|---|---|
1. How old are you? (years) | 968/972 (99.6%) | mean: 30.8 ± 3 |
(range 23–35) | ||
2. In which country did you receive (or you do receive) your radiology training? | 971/972 (99.9%) | See Table 2 |
3. What is your country of origin? | 971/972 (99.9%) | See Table 2 |
4. Are you a resident or certified radiologist? | 965/972 (99.3%) | Residents: 636/965 (65.9%) |
Certified radiologists: 329/965 (34.1%) | ||
5. What type of hospital do you work in? | 965/972 (99.3%) | University hospital: 633/965 (65.7%) |
Larger community hospital: 179/965 (18.5%) | ||
Private practice: 87/965 (9%) | ||
Small community hospital: 66/965 (6.8%) | ||
6. How is MSK training/teaching organized during your residency programme? | 963/972 (99.1%) | We have a dedicated rotation/block for radiological subspecialties, including MSK: 462/963 (48%) |
We learn MSK radiology scattered over the various years of residency: 286/963 (29.7%) | ||
No specialist MSK training is available in our programme: 215/963 (22.3%) | ||
7. If a dedicated training period in MSK exists, what is the duration? | 459/462 (99.3%) | Between 3 and 6 months: 287/459 (62.5%) |
Less than 3 months: 112/459 (24.4%) | ||
Between 6 months and 1 year: 43/459 (9.4%) | ||
More than 1 year: 17/459 (3.7%) | ||
8. How is it organized? | 737/972 (75.8%) | Trainees rotate between the different MSK modalities: 523/737 (71%) |
Trainees are assigned to a specific modality (MRI, Ultrasound, etc.): 214/737 (29%) | ||
9. Do you have/have you had a dedicated period in MSK Ultrasound during your residency? | 967/972 (99.5%) | No: 647/967 (66.9%) |
Yes: 320/967 (33.1%) | ||
10. How many hours of MSK related teaching do you receive annually in your residency programme? | 954/972 (98.1%) | < 20 h: 632/954 (66.2%) |
20–40 h: 201/954 (21.1%) | ||
> 40 h: 121/954 (12.7%) | ||
11. Who plays/played a role in your daily MSK training? | 945/972 (97.2%) | Senior consultants: 558/945 (59%) |
Fellows (Junior specialist): 160/945 (16.9%) | ||
Other residents: 149/945 (15.8%) | ||
University Professor: 78/945 (8.2%) | ||
12. How would you rate your overall MSK training? | 969/972 (99.7%) | Poor: 316/969 (32.6%) |
Average: 282/969 (29.1%) | ||
Good: 173/969 (17.8%) | ||
Very good: 155/969 (16%) | ||
Excellent: 43/969 (4.4%) | ||
13. How would you prefer to learn MSK radiology? (multiple choice) | 970/972 (99.8%) | Daily practice on the job (with supervision): 870/970 (89.7%) |
Educational courses/Meetings: 496/970 (51.1%) | ||
Clinical case based presentation: 432/970 (44.5%) | ||
E-learning platforms: 426/970 (43.9%) | ||
14. During your training period are/were you expected to learn interventional MSK procedures? | 964/972 (99.2%) | No: 598/964 (62%) |
Yes: 366/964 (38%) | ||
15. How do/did you participate in interventional MSK procedures during your residency? | 950/972 (97.7%) | No MSK procedures are performed in my Institution: 351/950 (36.9%) |
As Observer: 331/950 (34.8%) | ||
Actively involved: 268/950 (28.2%) | ||
16. Do you think that MSK training should/could be improved in your residency programme? | 964/972 (99.2%) | Yes: 898/964 (93.1%) |
No: 66/964 (6.9%) | ||
17. If yes, which part of MSK training should be improved? (multiple choice) | 890/898 (99.1%) | Practice in ultrasound: 718/890 (80.7%) |
MR interpretation and case reporting in daily practice: 633/890 (71.1%) | ||
MSK case presentations and discussion: 543/890 (61%) | ||
Practice in ultrasound guided procedures: 523/890 (58.8%) | ||
Practice in CT guided procedures: 455/890 (51.1%) | ||
Educational courses/Meetings: 448/890 (50.3%) | ||
CT interpretation and case reporting: 446/890 (50.1%) | ||
Formal lecture based teaching lessons: 410/890 (45.2%) | ||
E-learning platforms: 395/890 (44.4%) | ||
Practice in fluoroscopy guided procedures: 332/890 (37.3%) | ||
18. Are you informed about the ESR European Training Curriculum for Radiology? | 964/972 (99.2%) | Not aware: 411/964 (42.6%) |
Aware but I have never read it: 411/964 (42.6%) | ||
I am well informed: 142/964 (14.8%) | ||
19. Are you aware of the ESSR diploma in MSK radiology? | 970/972 (99.8%) | Not aware but interested: 461/970 (47.5%) |
Aware and interested in sitting the exam in the future: 242/970 (24.9%) | ||
Aware and not interested: 130/970 (13.4%) | ||
Not aware and not interested: 123/970 (12.7%) | ||
Aware and I am working towards sitting the exam: 11/970 (1.1%) | ||
I have the Diploma: 3/970 (0.3%) | ||
20. Do you think that this certification will be taken into consideration when applying for a job? | 970/972 (99.8%) | Yes: 474/970 (48.9%) |
Not sure: 364/970 (37.5%) | ||
No: 132/970 (13.6%) |