[Co-operative Learning In Clinical Radiology (CLICR): introducing a novel teaching concept in radiology in the context of competence-oriented curricula].
BACKGROUND
Medical curricula are currently being reformed in order to establish interactive and case-based teaching concepts. Here we present a novel radiological course combining several innovative training components and report our initial experience with its practical implementation and the students' evaluation of it.


METHODS
A novel longitudinal radiological teaching course was established, integrated with the medical curriculum and evaluated systematically. Radiology case vignettes were created for three clinical teaching modules. Using a PC with PACS access, web-based databases and CASUS cases, a problem-oriented, case-based, and independent way of learning was implemented, which served as a complementary form of teaching to established radiology courses and lectures.


RESULTS
In student evaluations the novel CLICR course fared significantly better than the conventional radiology block course. More than 50% of the participating students gave the highest rating for 'overall satisfaction' with the novel CLICR course compared to only 3% for 'overall satisfaction' with the conventional block course. A similar trend was observed for the other endpoints. Both the innovative interactive concept of the course and the opportunity to use a web-based database has been favourably accepted by students.


CONCLUSIONS
An interactive, case-based teaching concept like the presented CLICR course, and web-based databases appear to be useful extensions to the radiology course programme.
Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Medizinische Fakultät, Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf.
Axel
A
Scherer
Patric
P
Kröpil
Philipp
P
Heusch
Philipp
P
Sewerin
Dirk
D
Blondin
Rotem S
RS
Lanzman
Falk
F
Miese
Stefanie
S
Ritz-Timme
Matthias
M
Schneider
Gerald
G
Antoch
D003162:Competency-Based Education / Q000379:methods*; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011871:Radiology / Q000193:education*; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D013663:Teaching