Didactic conception for the development of imaging diagnostic skills in Family Medicine residents
Keywords:
Didactic conception; Problem-based learning; Diagnostic imaging; Imaging diagnosis; Curricular integration; Family medicine; Postgraduate medical educationAbstract
Introduction: the specialty of Family Medicine lacks a specific curricular space for the development of imaging diagnostic skills.
Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of the didactic conception for the transversal development of imaging diagnostic skills in Family Medicine residents, using problem-based learning as the central pedagogical method.
Methods: the research consisted of two stages. First, a didactic conception based on the socio-critical paradigm was validated by 15 experts. Second, a quasi-experimental single-group study with pre-post design and repeated measures was implemented at the Juana Naranjo León University Polyclinic (September 2024–June 2025). Of 42 residents, 30 were selected through stratified sampling; 28 completed the intervention. The conception was applied over 42 weeks in a blended modality, structured in four phases. The three-dimensional evaluation (cognitive, procedural, affective-motivational) employed theoretical, empirical, and statistical methods (t-tests, repeated measures ANOVA, Wilcoxon, Pearson correlations).
Results: significant improvements (p<0.001) were observed in all dimensions: cognition increased from 48.3 to 82.4 points; 78.6% reached advanced level in procedural skills; self-efficacy rose from 2.1 to 4.3. Critical self-reflection was shown by 85.7%, and a correlation between procedural skills and metacognition was found (p<0.01). At one-month follow-up, 71.4% applied the protocols. Sensitivity analysis confirmed the findings.
Conclusions: the results suggest that the didactic conception is effective for integrating the transversal development of imaging diagnostic skills in Family Medicine residency.
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