E-Mentoring in a Radiology Residency Program: a pilot project Sponsoring Organizations Radiological Society of North America Depart. of Radiology, University of Virginia Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

X X X X Research Team John Parboosingh, Alberta, Canada William Brant, U. Virginia, USA Jeffrey Rees, AKUH, Nairobi, Kenya Timona Obura, AKUH, Nairobi, Kenya Fiona Miller, RSNA, Chicago, USA X

Study Goals 1) Provide Radiology Residents in Nairobi with teaching sessions by a mentor from University of Virginia, USA; and, 2) Assess the feasibility of creating a community of learners among residents at AKUH, Nairobi.

Mentor - William E. Brant, MD Prof. of Radiology, U of Virginia Health System Curriculum Development Needs assessment – Visit Nairobi, October 2007 Teaching file on Ftp sites Monthly live internet sessions on WebEx Cases for 17 weekly Col meetings Google discussion board Goal 1 Teaching Residents by WebEx conferencing

Validate understanding of new information Make it ‘fit’ practice in Kenya? OBJECTIVE: to enhance collaborative learning among Radiology residents at AKUHN. Goal 2 Resident Community of Learners 17 weekly meetings of Community of Learners Resident’s learning diary Google Discussion Board

EVALUATION TOOLS Community Facilitator’s Log & interactivity tool Resident survey & exit interview & narratives Exit Interviews – Faculty, Mentor & IT Staff Content analysis of Webex sessions Content analysis of Discussion Board

X X Using NARRATIVE to enhance LEARNING and project EVALUATION

Nature of interaction between faculty and residents Faculty played a facilitator’s role, encouraging problem solving and only providing practical wisdom where appropriate

Dr Obura’s videoclip

Lessons learned integrate e-mentoring program into existing residency program CoL promotes self-management of learning Enhance technology for interactive teaching sessions Train faculty in skills of community building & collaborative learning

because if we can teach over the internet, then academic radiologists at universities … everywhere can assist in the training of radiologists in less developed countries”. Dr Brant, e-Mentor “I’m totally excited to be a part of this project because I see huge potential for it. For the future of radiology education and particularly in support of RSNA’s efforts in international education ….

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