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. 2020 Jul 4;17(11):1485–1490. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2020.05.028

Table 3.

Institutional review board–exempt, anonymized survey questions assessing self-reported resident attitudes toward the old, as well as redesigned neuroradiology curricula

Question Possible answers
Which year of residency are you in? R1, R2, R3, R4
Are you aware that a predetermined neuroradiology lecture curriculum exists? Yes, no
How organized is the neuroradiology lecture curriculum? 1: very disorganized, 2: disorganized, 3: neither organized or disorganized, 4: organized, 5: very organized
How much does the neuroradiology lecture curriculum prepare you for your rotations, call, and clinical practice? 1: not useful at all, 2: somewhat not useful, 3: neither useful or not useful, 4: useful, 5: very useful
How well does the neuroradiology lecture curriculum prepare you for the CORE examination? 1: not well at all, 2: not well, 3: neither well or not well, 4: well, 5: very well
Are you aware that there is an ABR outline for the topics tested on the CORE examination? Yes, no
If yes to the previous question, have you ever read through the outline? Yes, no
If yes to the previous questions, how well does the neuroradiology lecture curriculum match the topics shown on the outline? 1: not well at all, 2: not well, 3: neither well or not well, 4: well, 5: very well
How often do you attend the neuroradiology noon lectures in person? 0%, 1%-25%, 26%-50%, 51%-75%, 76-99%, 100%
When you do not attend a neuroradiology lecture in person, how often do you watch it remotely? 0%, 1%-25%, 26%-50%, 51%-75%, 76%-99%, 100%
Please rank your reasons for not attending neuroradiology lectures, where 1 = most frequent reason.
  • Too busy on a clinical rotation; have to finish dictating cases to leave on time

  • What’s happening on rotation is more interesting than the lecture topic, even if I’m not required to stay (eg, rare procedure)

  • The lecture topic is not interesting

  • The lecturer is not interesting

  • Inconvenient location

  • Webcasting not working

  • I’ve heard this lecture before and do not feel like I need it again

  • Other

How well do you retain information presented in neuroradiology lectures? 1: not well at all, 2: not well, 3: neither well or not well, 4: well, 5: very well
How much redundancy is built into the neuroradiology curriculum?
  • Not enough—I hear things once and do not remember it well enough

  • Barely enough —I vaguely remember hearing something before, but could probably use more repetition

  • Just right—I feel comfortable with the amount of reinforcement offered by repeated lectures

  • A little too much—I feel myself getting bored occasionally by materials I recognize

  • Way too much—I realized I’ve seen a lecture before and I completely zone out

R1, residency year 1; R2, residency year 2; R3, residency year 3; R4, residency year 4.