title: Redesign and implementation of the radiology clerkship: from traditional to longitudinal and integrative.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The authors discuss the evolution and application of 3 radiology teaching methods-a fundamentals-of-imaging course, a combined clinical-radiology case conference, and a radiology objective structured clinical examination-to medical education at the Brigham and Women's Hospital site of Harvard Medical School.
  
  
  METHODS
  The evolution of the medical student radiology teaching program from content needs assessment to blueprint creation, through implementation, is outlined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 3 components of the teaching program are described. The changes in format in response to feedback and challenges faced in deploying this new curriculum are detailed. Results from student surveys and the radiology objective structured clinical examination scores from recent years are also presented.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As radiology assumes an increasingly central role in patient care and diagnosis, the need for effective integration of radiology teaching into medical education becomes more critical. The concepts presented here have been deemed to be successful by students and faculty members and may be applicable to other institutions.
authors.affiliation: Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: ddisalvo@partners.org.
authors.forename: Donald N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Di Salvo
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Peter D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Charles H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Erik K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Alexander
mesh_terms: D001900:Boston; D002982:Clinical Clerkship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005544:Forecasting; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011871:Radiology / Q000193:education*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States; D014589:Utah
keywords: Medical education; longitudinal radiology clerkship; radiology education