Rationale and Objectives
To evaluate the effectiveness of an artificial intelligence (AI) in radiology literacy
course on participants from nine radiology residency programs in the Southeast and
Mid-Atlantic United States.
Materials and Methods
A week-long AI in radiology course was developed and included participants from nine
radiology residency programs in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic United States. Ten
30 minutes lectures utilizing a remote learning format covered basic AI terms and
methods, clinical applications of AI in radiology by four different subspecialties,
and special topics lectures on the economics of AI, ethics of AI, algorithm bias,
and medicolegal implications of AI in medicine. A proctored hands-on clinical AI session
allowed participants to directly use an FDA cleared AI-assisted viewer and reporting
system for advanced cancer. Pre- and post-course electronic surveys were distributed
to assess participants’ knowledge of AI terminology and applications and interest
in AI education.
Results
There were an average of 75 participants each day of the course (range: 50–120). Nearly
all participants reported a lack of sufficient exposure to AI in their radiology training
(96.7%, 90/93). Mean participant score on the pre-course AI knowledge evaluation was
8.3/15, with a statistically significant increase to 10.1/15 on the post-course evaluation
(p= 0.04). A majority of participants reported an interest in continued AI in radiology
education in the future (78.6%, 22/28).
Conclusion
A multi-institutional AI in radiology literacy course successfully improved AI education
of participants, with the majority of participants reporting a continued interest
in AI in radiology education in the future.
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Publication history
Published online: October 30, 2022
Accepted:
October 1,
2022
Received in revised form:
September 23,
2022
Received:
August 6,
2022
Publication stage
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