e-mentoring in a radiology residency program: a pilot project sponsoring organizations radiological...

E-Mentoring in a Radiology Residency Program: a pilot project

Sponsoring OrganizationsRadiological Society of North America

Depart. of Radiology, University of Virginia Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

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Research TeamJohn Parboosingh, Alberta, Canada

William Brant, U. Virginia, USA

Jeffrey Rees, AKUH, Nairobi, Kenya

Timona Obura, AKUH, Nairobi, Kenya

Fiona Miller, RSNA, Chicago, USA

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Study Goals 

1) Provide Radiology Residents in Nairobi with teaching sessions by a mentor from University of Virginia, USA; and,

2) Assess the feasibility of creating a community of learners among residents at AKUH, Nairobi.

Mentor - William E. Brant, MD Prof. of Radiology, U of Virginia Health System

Curriculum Development

• Needs assessment – Visit Nairobi, October 2007

• Teaching file on Ftp sites

• Monthly live internet sessions on WebEx

• Cases for 17 weekly Col meetings

• Google discussion board

Goal 1  Teaching Residents by WebEx conferencing

• Validate understanding of new information• Make it ‘fit’ practice in Kenya?

OBJECTIVE: to enhance collaborative learning among Radiology residents at AKUHN.

Goal 2  Resident Community of Learners

• 17 weekly meetings of Community of Learners• Resident’s learning diary • Google Discussion Board

EVALUATION TOOLS

Community Facilitator’s Log & interactivity tool

Resident survey & exit interview & narratives

Exit Interviews – Faculty, Mentor & IT Staff

Content analysis of Webex sessions

Content analysis of Discussion Board

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Using NARRATIVE to enhance LEARNING and project EVALUATION

Nature of interaction between faculty and residents

Faculty played a facilitator’s role, encouraging problem solving and only providing practical

wisdom where appropriate

Dr Obura’s videoclip

Lessons learned

• integrate e-mentoring program into existing residency program

• CoL promotes self-management of learning

• Enhance technology for interactive teaching sessions

• Train faculty in skills of community building & collaborative learning

because if we can teach over the internet, then academic radiologists at universities … everywhere can assist in the training of radiologists in less developed countries”.

Dr Brant, e-Mentor

“I’m totally excited to be a part of this project because I see huge potential for it.

For the future of radiology education and particularly in support of RSNA’s efforts in international education ….

We welcome suggestions&

comments

Email: parboo@telusplanet.net

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E-Mentoring in a Radiology Residency Program: a pilot project

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