Rofo 2022; 194(06): 644-651
DOI: 10.1055/a-1752-0624
Academic Radiology

CoRad-19 – Modular Digital Teaching during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

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1   Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Eberhard-Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany
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2   Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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3   Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, United States
4   Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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Jörg Barkhausen
4   Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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4   Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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Tanja Sulkowski
4   Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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Maren Friederike Balks
4   Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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Michael Buchholz
4   Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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Stefan Lohwasser
5   German Roentgen Society „Deutsche Röntgengesellschaft“, Berlin, Germany
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Martin Völker
5   German Roentgen Society „Deutsche Röntgengesellschaft“, Berlin, Germany
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Olaf Goldschmidt
5   German Roentgen Society „Deutsche Röntgengesellschaft“, Berlin, Germany
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Anja Johenning
5   German Roentgen Society „Deutsche Röntgengesellschaft“, Berlin, Germany
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Sabine Schlender
5   German Roentgen Society „Deutsche Röntgengesellschaft“, Berlin, Germany
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Christian Paulus
5   German Roentgen Society „Deutsche Röntgengesellschaft“, Berlin, Germany
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Gerald Antoch
6   Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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Sabine Dettmer
7   Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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8   Institute of Radiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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David Maintz
9   Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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10   Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Thomas J. Vogl
10   Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Elke Hattingen
11   Institute of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Dietrich Stoevesandt
12   Department of Radiology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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Sebastian Reinartz
13   Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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Corinna Storz
14   Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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15   Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Fabian Bamberg
15   Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Fabian Rengier
16   Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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Meike Weis
17   Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Medical Center Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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Anne Frisch
18   Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Charité, Berlin, Germany
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Nienke Lynn Hansen
19   Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, MVZ Rheinlandärzte GmbH, Willich, Germany
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Manuel Kolb
1   Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Eberhard-Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany
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Michael Maurer
1   Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Eberhard-Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany
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Konstantin Nikolaou
1   Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Eberhard-Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany
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Saif Afat
1   Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Eberhard-Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany
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Ahmed E. Othman
1   Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Eberhard-Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany
20   Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany
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Abstract

Purpose During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, higher education worldwide had to switch to digital formats. The purpose of this study was to evaluate CoRad-19, a digital teaching tool created by the German Radiological Society for medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Materials and Methods A total of 13 German-speaking universities implemented CoRad-19 in their curriculum and partially or completely replaced their classes with the online courses. Previous experience and contact with radiology and the participantsʼ opinions regarding the medium of e-learning were surveyed using a custom questionnaire. The subjective level of knowledge regarding the individual modules was also surveyed before and after participation to measure learning effects. The data of 994 medical students from the participating sites were analyzed and compared intraindividually using the Friedman test.

Results From 4/1/2020–10/1/2020, 451 complete data sets from a total of 994 surveys were included. E-learning was rated “very useful” both before and after course participation (4 [IQR 3–4], p = 0.527, r = 0.16). E-learning as a method was also rated as a “very good” medium both before and after participation (4 [IQR 3–4], p = 0.414, r = 0.17). After participation, participants rated radiology as particularly suitable for digital teaching (before: 3 [IQR 3–4] vs. after 4 [IQR 3–4], p = 0.005, r = 0.6). Significant learning gains were measurable in all course modules (p ≤ 0.009). Post-hoc analysis showed interest in radiology to increase significantly after course participation (p = 0.02).

Conclusion In the representative survey, significant learning effects were observed in all course modules. In addition, it should be particularly emphasized that the studentsʼ interest in radiology was increased by course participation. Thus, the German Radiological Society provided significant support to German-speaking medical faculties with respect to maintaining excellent education using CoRad-19.

Key Point:

  • Co-Rad-19 course participation results in measurable subjective learning effects and increases student interest in radiology.

Citation Format

  • Brendlin AS, Molwitz I, Oechtering TH et al. CoRad-19 – Modular Digital Teaching during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic. Fortschr Röntgenstr 2022; 194: 644 – 651

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Publication History

Received: 07 August 2021

Accepted: 10 January 2022

Article published online:
19 April 2022

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