May 19, 2021 -- Where do radiology trainees go for help when they are on call in a high-stakes and time-sensitive environment? Overwhelmingly, they are looking to online resources rather than traditional journals and textbooks, according to a May 6 survey study in
The findings suggest that self-education continues to play a major role in trainee education and may help identify potential strategies to help support trainee growth and development.
"With the documented decline in face-to-face read-outs over the past five years and social distancing practices related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, self-education is taking a more and more prominent role in trainee education," wrote corresponding author Dr. Ahrya Derakhshani of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).