Association of Surgeons of East Africa and College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa
Abstract
Background: The Faculty of Medicine (FoM) has been training health
professions in Uganda since 1924. Five years ago, it decided to change
the undergraduate curriculum from traditional to Problem Based Learning
(PBL) and adopted the SPICES model. Radiology was integrated into the
different courses throughout the 5 year program. The objective was to
improve the implementation of the integration of Radiology in the
integrated PBL curriculum. Methods: This was a cross sectional
descriptive study of radiologists and medical students using interviews
and semi-structured questionnaires respectively. Results:
Radiologists′ and students′ perceptions and opinions on
Radiology training were gathered. A Radiology training rationale was
developed. Learning outcomes for Radiology were defined and learning
formats were chosen. Learning materials were identified and strategies
to improve the implementation were formulated. Conclusions: This work
has culminated into changes in Radiology integration in the curriculum
and training at the FOM