Aquifer Radiology

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The 19 interactive virtual patient cases in Aquifer Radiology deliver on the learning objectives of the Association of University Radiologists (AUR) and the Alliance of Medical Student Educators in Radiology (AMSER) medical student curriculum.

Overview

Aquifer Radiology’s (CORE) virtual patient program provides realistic case scenarios that demonstrate best-practices—helping students develop clinical reasoning skills that bridge the gap from content to practice. In an era of the increasing importance of evidence-based decision making and reliance on imaging, an understanding of the principles and applications of radiology is vital for today’s healthcare professionals. The National Board of Medical Examiners has recognized this by increasing the imaging component of all United States Medical Licensing Examination exams.

Key Features

  • Created for educators, by educators, utilizing the American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness criteria
  • Available for institutional subscription or for direct purchase by individual subscribers
  • Validated 100-question online summative exam available at no additional cost
  • Proven pedagogy that standardizes experiences—overcoming geography, seasonality, and accessibility
  • Evidence-based, peer-reviewed, and continuously updated content
  • Self-assessment questions emphasize key content and enable students to test their knowledge and skills
  • A wealth of source material, tools, and full references in each case
  • Educator tools, including PowerPoint presentations with speaker notes and flipped classroom materials, are available free with your subscription and may be modified to fit your needs
  • Delivered via the Aqueduct learning management system, which includes user management options, easy reporting on student progress and course usage, plus tools for creating custom courses to match a specific curriculum

Course Content

Aquifer Radiology cases teach a patient-centered approach to imaging, foster self-directed and independent study, and build clinical problem-solving skills. The realistic case scenarios teach evidence-based decision making and include excellent interactive radiology resources.

Curriculum Integration

These cases can be used as a stand-alone radiology course during a radiology clerkship or elective, or be incorporated into the appropriate clinical clerkships as part of a custom course created in Aqueduct.  For example, the women’s imaging cases can be incorporated into an Ob-Gyn clerkship, or the neuroimaging cases could be used during a Neurology clerkship, thus teaching imaging at an applicable time.

Exam

Aquifer offers an online, validated summative exam included with your Aquifer Radiology course subscription. Our 100-item, multiple choice exam consists of a subset of the AMSER Standardized Exam, created by Association of University Radiologists leaders.

The exam is delivered in a secure browser and accompanied by student assessment reports with individual, class, and benchmark data. It can be used to replace or enhance an existing comprehensive assessment or to remediate students.

Case List

Radiology 01: 23-year-old man: Chest – Infection

Radiology 02: 51-year-old man: Chest – Masses

Radiology 03: 65-year-old man: Chest – Trauma

Radiology 04: 65-year-old woman: Chest – Vascular and COPD

Radiology 05: 25-year-old man: GI – Colon and small bowel

Radiology 06: 42-year-old woman: GI – Hepatobiliary and pancreas

Radiology 07: 40-year-old woman: Renal/GU

Radiology 08: 18-year-old woman & 19-year-old man: GI – Trauma

Radiology 09: 34-year-old man: Neuro – Trauma

Radiology 10: 40-year-old man: Neuro – Vascular and HIV

Radiology 11: 8-week old male – Pediatrics A

Radiology 12: 2-month old female – Pediatrics B

Radiology 13: 59-year-old woman: MSK – Arthritis, osteomyelitis

Radiology 14: 28-year-old woman: Women’s imaging – Pregnancy and infertility

Radiology 15: 43-year-old woman: Women’s imaging – Malignancy and screening

Radiology 16: 24-year-old man: MSK – Trauma

Radiology 17: 65-year-old man: Cardiac and Cardiovascular

Radiology 18: Professionalism in Radiology

Radiology 19: 53-year-old woman: Oncology

Course Board

  • Senior Director: Michelle McNamara, MD (University of Alabama Birmingham)
  • Editor-in-Chief: Carl Fuhrman, MD (University of Pittsburgh)
  • Teaching and Learning Lead: Jeffery Hogg, MD (West Virginia University)
  • Assessment Lead: Matthew Heller, MD(University of Pittsburgh)
  • Associate Editors:
    • Guillermo Elizondo Riojas, MD (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León)
    • Pauline Germaine, DO (Rowan University)
    • Jennifer Koay, MD (West Virginia University)
    • Christopher Lee, MD (University of Southern California)

Testimonials

“I use Aquifer Radiology as an elective for fourth-year medical students, assigning most of the modules to the students every month—and for the R1 as a "bootcamp" for their first two weeks. I like that I can track not only the student’s progress but also see when and how they are using the cases. I also enjoy making use of Aquifer’s flipped classroom workshops, slightly modified for my program, to teach students in class.”

Sravanthi Reddy, MD Professor, Clinical Radiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC

“The Aquifer Radiology modules provided an excellent overview of many of the basic radiology principles and cases. They were succinct and included many links to additional learning material. The overall time to complete each module was reasonable and the questions were representative of the key points of each case. Learning via Aquifer Radiology modules was helpful for me because it put facts into clinical scenarios and gave thorough feedback when testing comprehension.”

Fourth-Year Medical Student