Factors influencing selection of an interventional radiology training program

To understand factors influencing the choice and ranking of Interventional Radiology (IR) training programs among a cohort of medical students and diagnostic radiology residents pursuing careers in IR. An IRB approved, 34 question online survey (surveymonkey.com) evaluated the impact of twenty-two d...

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Published in:Clinical imaging 2019-09, Vol.57, p.30-34
Main Authors: Ramaswamy, Raja S., Fung, Daniel, Tiwari, Tatulya, Foltz, Gretchen, Akinwande, Olaguoke, Mokkarala, Mahati, Kim, Seung, Malone, Christopher
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Career Choice
Class size
Clinical aspects
Compensation
Consultation
Cost of living
Demographics
Demography
Diagnostic systems
Divorce
Education, Medical, Graduate
Fellowship
Female
Females
Happiness
Humans
Incentives
Internship and Residency
Interventional radiology
Likert scale
Male
Medical students
Motivation
Outpatient care facilities
Placement
Polls & surveys
Radiology
Radiology, Interventional - education
Reputations
Residency
Standard deviation
Students
Students, Medical - psychology
Training
United States
Wages & salaries
Young Adult
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Summary:To understand factors influencing the choice and ranking of Interventional Radiology (IR) training programs among a cohort of medical students and diagnostic radiology residents pursuing careers in IR. An IRB approved, 34 question online survey (surveymonkey.com) evaluated the impact of twenty-two different factors and demographics on IR training program selection for medical students and residents. The factors analyzed included programmatic features, location characteristics, academic reputation, program size, benefits/financial incentives, emphasis on clinical care, and future job opportunities. Comparison of Likert scale responses between medical students and residents were performed by using unpaired two-sample t-tests. 181 (145 male, 35 female) individuals responded to the survey, 74 medical students (40.9%) and 107 residents (59.1%). Medical students and residents both selected variety of IR cases as the most important and highest rated factor when choosing an IR program. Medical students ranked availability of a mentor (p = .03), inpatient consultation service (p = .003), outpatient clinic experience (p = .003), and ICU rotation experience (p 
ISSN:0899-7071
1873-4499
DOI:10.1016/j.clinimag.2019.05.001