title: Diagnostic imaging learning resources evaluated by students and recent graduates.
abstract: Many learning resources can help students develop the problem-solving abilities and clinical skills required for diagnostic imaging. This study explored veterinary students' perceptions of the usefulness of a variety of learning resources. Perceived resource usefulness was measured for different levels of students and for academic versus clinical preparation. Third-year (n=139) and final (fifth) year (n=105) students and recent graduates (n=56) completed questionnaires on perceived usefulness of each resource. Resources were grouped for comparison: abstract/low complexity (e.g., notes, multimedia presentations), abstract/high complexity (e.g., Web-based and film case repositories), concrete/low complexity (e.g., large-group "clicker" workshops), and concrete/high complexity (e.g., small-group interpretation workshops). Lower-level students considered abstract/low-complexity resources more useful for academic preparation and concrete resources more useful for clinical preparation. Higher-level students/recent graduates also considered abstract/low-complexity resources more useful for academic preparation. For all levels, lecture notes were considered highly useful. Multimedia slideshows were an interactive complement to notes. The usefulness of a Web-based case repository was limited by accessibility problems and difficulty. Traditional abstract/low-complexity resources were considered useful for more levels and contexts than expected. Concrete/high-complexity resources need to better represent clinical practice to be considered more useful for clinical preparation.
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: Marilou
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bélisle
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dallaire
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: Michèle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Doucet
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000592:standards; D004520:Education, Veterinary / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010465:Perception; D011340:Problem Solving; D011792:Quebec; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires