Abstract
Purpose New teaching formats are required to implement competency-based teaching in radiology
teaching. Therefore, we have established and evaluated two practical competency-based
radiological courses.
Materials and Methods The courses were held in a multimedia room with 25 computers and a professional DICOM
viewer. Students were taught basic image analysis and presented clinical cases with
a DICOM viewer under supervision of an instructor using desktop monitoring software.
Two courses (elective course and obligatory course) were evaluated by the students
(n = 160 and n = 100) and instructors (n = 9) using an anonymized online survey.
Results Courses were evaluated positively by the students and instructors. From the perspective
of the students, the courses increased understanding of cross-sectional anatomy (elective/obligatory
course: 97 %/95 %) and radiologic findings (97 %/99 %). Furthermore, the course increased
the students’ interest in radiology (61 %/65 %). The students considered this way
of teaching to be relevant to their future occupation (92 % of students in the obligatory
course). The higher incidence of teacher-student interaction and the possibility of
independent image analysis were rated positively. The majority of instructors did
not observe increased distractibility due to the computers (67 %) or notice worse
preparation for MC tests (56 %). However, 56 % of instructors reported greater preparation
effort.
Conclusion Practical competency-based radiological teaching using a DICOM viewer is a feasible
innovative approach with high acceptance among students and instructors. It fosters
competency-based learning as proposed by the model curriculum of the German Radiological
Society (DRG) and the National Competency-based Catalogue of Learning Objectives for
Undergraduate Medical Education (NKLM).
Key Points
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Practical competency-based radiological teaching is highly accepted by students and
instructors.
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Students report improved understanding of imaging anatomy and radiological findings.
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Interactive case presentation with a DICOM viewer fosters competency-based learning.
Citation Format
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Koestner W, Otten W, Kaireit T et al. Competency-Based Teaching in Radiology – Implementation
and Evaluation of Interactive Workstation-Based Learning to Apply NKLM-Based Content.
Fortschr Röntgenstr 2017; 189: 1076 – 1085
Key words
medical education - radiological teaching - curriculum - competency-based learning
- national competency-based catalogue of learning objectives for undergraduate medical
education - DICOM viewer
