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How do medical students, residents and graduated physicians really perceive radiologists? A cross-national study.
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European journal of radiology [Eur J Radiol] 2023 Nov; Vol. 168, pp. 111115. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 26. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Background: Radiology has always been an attractive specialty for residents, but its attractiveness has recently decreased in France regarding the median choice rank after at the National Residency Board.<br />Aim: To study Radiologists' perceptions and social representations (SRs) among a group of medical students, residents and graduated physicians in France, to better understand the view of Radiologists to debunk stereotypes.<br />Methods: The nationwide web-based survey was based on valid hierarchical evocation methods. We determined the corpus's central core and SRs' principal themes with prototypical and correspondence factor analysis (CFA), respectively.<br />Results: Overall, 419 answers were analyzed. Radiologists' SRs were divided into 3 classes: negative stereotypes of Radiologists, negative stereotypes of the Radiologists' daily practice and Radiologists' skills. After multivariate analysis, variables that seemed to have a positive influence on Radiologists' SRs were considering radiology as a potential choice of specialty (p < 0.001) and the existence of practical experience in Radiology (p = 0.008). Women seemed to have a more negative SR of Radiologists than men (p = 0.035).<br />Discussion: This was the largest qualitative study on the subject and the only one among medical students, residents and graduated physicians, allowing a global picture. SRs of Radiologists seemed to be negative, potentially caused by poor knowledge of the Radiologists' profession.<br />Conclusion: SRs of Radiologists among medical students and graduated physicians appears to be negative. Promoting the specialty among medical students and encouraging their immersion in a Radiology department could help to debunk many stereotypes about the daily life and missions of Radiologists.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.<br /> (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1872-7727
- Volume :
- 168
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- European journal of radiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 37832193
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2023.111115