Analysis of Spanish vocational radiographers' education through clinical training and perceptions of core subject teachers: A survey.

This work presents a prospective analysis of the key aspects involved in the Spanish radiographer's perception of the weaknesses of the current educational curriculum in terms of teaching staff's qualifications and composition in the clinical training and core subjects. The goal is to show clinical...

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Published in:Radiography Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 668 - 675
Main Authors: Llopis, D., Alfayate, E., Estarriaga, J., Guerrero, J., Sellart, C., Rincón, L., Millns, T., Martinez de la Ossa, P.
Format: research Journal Article
Published: W B Saunders May2023
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          Llopis, D.
          Alfayate, E.
          Estarriaga, J.
          Guerrero, J.
          Sellart, C.
          Rincón, L.
          Millns, T.
          Martinez de la Ossa, P.
        affil: Metropolitana Sur IDI. University Bellvitge Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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          Radiologists Education
          Vocational Education
          Clinical Competence
          Teachers
          Attitude of Health Personnel
          Faculty Attitudes
          Human
          Spain
          Prospective Studies
          Internship and Residency
          Teaching Methods
          Quality Assessment
          Educational Measurement
      ab: This work presents a prospective analysis of the key aspects involved in the Spanish radiographer's perception of the weaknesses of the current educational curriculum in terms of teaching staff's qualifications and composition in the clinical training and core subjects. The goal is to show clinical training and professional's perception of the teaching quality and to characterise the weakness detected within the context of the European radiographer's academic system. The perception of the quality of the training received by the professionals was collected through an anonymous survey. A total of 758 valid responses were received, and were analysed to three hypotheses: the variability of the teachers' qualifications in the core subjects, the variability in terms of internships time carried out by the students, and assessment about teaching quality of the teachers. The results prove there is a huge variability and little academic affinity of the teachers' degrees with the core subjects. On the other hand, the results shows there is a scarcity of clinical training hours in Spain, especially compared to European standards. It was demonstrated that teachers with a specific radiographer degree obtained the best scores. It is mandatory to adjust the criteria for selecting clinical imaging teachers to improve the teaching quality in Spain and increase the clinical training period of the Spanish radiographers to match their European counterparts. Improving the training of Spanish radiographers will contribute to standardising the training quality of the whole European profession.
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