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Changing Methods of Education During a Pandemic: Questionnaire Survey about Examinations for Nuclear Medicine Technology at Educational Institutions in Japan.

Authors
  • Nakaya, Koji1
  • Onoguchi, Masahisa2
  • Muto, Hiroe3
  • Takahashi, Yasuyuki4
  • Tsushima, Hiroyuki5
  • Kikuchi, Akihiro6
  • Shibutani, Takayuki2
  • Matsuura, Kanae3
  • Yasuda, Eisuke3
  • 1 Department of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Health Science, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Suzuka, Japan; [email protected]. , (Japan)
  • 2 Department of Quantum Medical Technology, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan. , (Japan)
  • 3 Department of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Health Science, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Suzuka, Japan. , (Japan)
  • 4 Department of Nuclear Medicine Technology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki, Japan. , (Japan)
  • 5 Department of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kobe Tokiwa University, Kobe, Japan; and. , (Japan)
  • 6 Department of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Health Science, Hokkaido University of Science, Sapporo, Japan. , (Japan)
Type
Published Article
Journal
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
Publisher
Society of Nuclear Medicine
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2022
Volume
50
Issue
1
Pages
60–65
Identifiers
DOI: 10.2967/jnmt.121.262759
PMID: 34583950
Source
Medline
Keywords
Language
English
License
Unknown

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread around the world. Its effects go far beyond health care: education has to be conducted so as to prevent infection among students and faculty. Accordingly, changes have occurred in Japan's educational institutions, including methods of preparing students for examinations for nuclear medicine. To assess the quality of training for radiologic technologists, we investigated the related changes undertaken at educational institutions. We investigated the lecture format for teaching nuclear medicine technology at Japanese institutions during COVID-19 and efforts to ensure the quality of conventional education. Methods: We sent a questionnaire to 19 Japanese institutions. It addressed the lecture format and initiatives in examinations for nuclear medicine technology in the first and second semesters of 2020. Results: We obtained responses from 17 institutions. In the first semester of 2020, the lecture format for nuclear medicine technology included remote, hybrid (combination of remote and face-to-face), and video-on-demand lectures. To reinforce the effect of the new teaching formats, institutions adopted various methods, such as enhancing the possibility of allowing students to ask questions, increasing the number of quizzes during lectures, delivering lectures to YouTube, and introducing an e-learning system. In the second semester of 2020, the lecture format included face-to-face, remote, hybrid, and video-on-demand lectures. In that second semester, the number of institutions providing face-to-face lectures while taking thorough measures against infection showed a marked increase. Conclusion: The institutions introduced various educational techniques and initiatives. They prioritized students' understanding of lecture content and applied what they considered the best teaching methods. Sharing information about the changes adopted at different institutions should help promote good radiologic technologists-even during a pandemic. © 2022 by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.

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