title: Strategies for incorporating radiology into early medical school curricula.
abstract: Clinically oriented material is being incorporated increasingly early into medical school curricula. Traditional models of incorporating radiology early on, mainly as an adjunct to pathology or anatomy instruction, are not focused on learning important aspects of clinical radiology. Medical students can be better served by an integrated curriculum that focuses on appropriate ordering of radiology studies, an intuitive understanding of imaging modalities, and understanding the patient experience.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Naeger
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, California. Electronic address: emily.webb@ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Emily M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: Brett M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Elicker
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D003479:Curriculum; D011871:Radiology / Q000193:education*; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013663:Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: Education; integrated curricula; medical students