Radiology Education The Evaluation and Assessment of Clinical Competence

This book reviews the philosophies, theories, and principles that underpin assessment and evaluation in radiology education, highlighting emerging practices and work done in the field. The sometimes conflicting assessment and evaluation needs of accreditation bodies, academic programs, trainees, and patients are carefully considered. The final section of the book examines assessment and evaluation in practice, through the development of rich case studies reflecting the implementation of a variety of approaches. This is the third book in a trilogy devoted to radiology education. The previous two books focused on the culture and the learning organizations in which our future radiologists are educated and on the application of educational principles in the education of radiologists. Here, the trilogy comes full circle: attending to the assessment and evaluation of the education of its members has much to offer back to the learning of the organization.

Part 1: Evaluation and assessment for Non-Educators

The Nature of Radiological Expertise.-Fundamentals of Assessment and Evaluation: Clarification of terminology.-Measuring clinical performance: Theories, practice, ethics.-Competence in other professions: Expanding opportunities and emerging practices.

Part 2: Evaluation and assessment in Radiology education

The Philosophy, Principles and Practice of Assessment and Evaluation in Radiology.-Experiential Requirements and Competencies in Radiology Training.-Assessing Trainees During Educational Rounds.-Assessment and Evaluation of Programs.-Assessment and Evaluation in a Transnational Radiodiagnosis Training Program.

Part 3: Case Studies: Theory into practice

Competence in radiological/nuclear risk communication.-Case study from Europe.-Measuring clinical competence of Radiology Education programs and residents: The Egyptian experience.-Measuring clinical competence in Nuclear Medicine: The Philippines experience.-Assessing performance of Clinical Medical Physicists: IAEA perspective.-Assessment of Radiation Oncology Medical Physics Residents: The London, Ontario Experience.-Final Remarks.