Learning and retaining normal radiographic chest anatomy: does preclinical exposure improve student performance?

Rationale And Objectives: Although most would concur that preclinical exposure to radiology is a desirable goal, specific learning objectives have been more difficult to delineate. It is also important to assess what is learned and to determine how well it is retained or "retrievable." This study was developed in an attempt to document the extent to which specific measures of preclinically acquired knowledge may be retained and retrieved for later clinical application.