EPA 1C: Radiological Interpretation

Radiological Interpretation	Meets Expectations of the Graduate	Progressing	Below Expectations	Critical Error

Proper Selection Criteria	Correctly determines if the radiographs they are interpreting meet selection criteria guidelines	Learner is at least 75% correct in identifying if radiographs meet selection criteria guidelines	Learner is 50%–74% correct in identifying if radiographs meet selection criteria guidelines	Learner is less than 50% correct in identifying if radiographs meet selection criteria guidelines
Proper Selection Criteria		Learner suggests selection criteria appropriate radiographs for the study they are interpreting if the series did not meet the guidelines	Learner suggests some selection criteria appropriate radiographs for the study they are interpreting if the series did not meet the guidelines	Learner suggests only a few selection criteria appropriate radiographs for the study they are interpreting if the series did not meet the guidelines	Learner is not able to suggest any selection criteria appropriate radiographs for the study they are interpreting if the series did not meet the guidelines
Detect Findings	Learner detects most of dentoalveolar disease and defective restorations	Learner detects a majority of dentoalveolar disease and defective restorations	Learner does not detect a majority of dentoalveolar disease and defective restorations	Learner detects less than 50% of dentoalveolar disease and defective restorations
		Learner detects most of lesions and abnormalities of the jaws	Learner detects a majority of lesions and abnormalities of the jaws	Learner detects at least 50% of lesions and abnormalities of the jaws	Learner is less than 50% correct in identifying if radiographs meet selection criteria guidelines
		Learner recognizes and identifies all significant anatomic landmarks on 2D radiographs and most on 3D scans	Learner recognizes and identifies most significant anatomic landmarks on 2D radiographs and most on 3D scans	Learner recognizes and identifies at least 50% of significant anatomic landmarks on 2D radiographs and most on 3D scans	Learner is not able to suggest any selection criteria appropriate radiographs for the study they are interpretating if the series did not meet the guidelines
		Learner distinguishes between normal anatomy, soft tissues, and artifacts in intraoral, panoramic and CBCT images	Learner distinguishes between normal anatomy, soft tissues, and artifact in intraoral, panoramic and CBCT images most of the time	Learner distinguishes between normal anatomy, soft tissues, and artifacts in intraoral, panoramic and CBCT images only half the time	Learner did not distinguish between normal anatomy, soft tissues and artifacts in intraoral, panoramic and CBCT images
Describe Findings	Learner uses appropriate terminology in describing radiographic findings	Learner uses appropriate terminology in describing radiographic findings most of the time	Learner uses appropriate terminology in describing radiographic findings only half the time	Learner does not use appropriate terminology in describing radiographic findings
Describe Findings		Learner distinguishes between radiographic features of disease and abnormalities versus normal anatomy and artifacts	Learner distinguishes between radiographic features of disease and abnormalities versus normal anatomy and artifacts most of the time	Learner distinguishes between radiographic features of disease and abnormalities versus normal anatomy and artifacts only about half the time	Learner does not distinguish between radiographic features of disease and abnormalities versus normal anatomy and artifacts
Understand Findings	Learner identifies a disease category for a lesion or abnormality based on its radiographic signs	Learner identifies a disease category for a lesion or abnormality based on its radiographic signs most of the time	Learner identifies a disease category for a lesion or abnormality based on its radiographic signs only half the time	Learner does not identify a disease category for a lesion or abnormality based on its radiographic signs
Understand Findings		Learner distinguishes a benign lesion from a malignant lesion	Learner distinguishes a benign lesion from a malignant lesion most of the time	Learner distinguishes a benign lesion from a malignant lesion only half of the time	Learner does not distinguish a benign lesion from a malignant lesion
Manage Findings	Learner suggests the correct one of the five options for follow-up after identifying a lesion consistent with best practices: do nothing watch follow-up with suggested imaging procedures and a time interval refer for a biopsy refer for surgery	Learner suggests the correct one of the five options for follow-up after identifying a lesion consistent with best practices most of the time	Learner suggests the correct one of the five options for follow-up after identifying a lesion consistent with best practices only half of the time	Learner suggests the correct one of the five options for follow-up after identifying a lesion consistent with best practices only half of the time

Example of possible performance levels:

Meet expectations: MOST (such as 90%)
Progressing: MAJORITY (such as "at least 75%")
Below Expectations: NOT MAJORITY OF THE TIME (such as "below 75% and above 50%")
Critical Error: NOT DONE MOST OF THE TIME (such as "Below 50% of the time")

Radiological Acquisition Pathology Biopsy Interpretation (Oral Mucosal/Osseous Disorders)