The Radiology-Integrated Training Initiative (R-ITI) is a public-sector UK programme to provide an increased number of high-quality radiologists by 2008.
R-ITI is a collaboration between the Royal College of Radiologists, the UK Department of Health and the NHS. It is tasked with providing three new radiology academies, a national archive of peer-validated cases (Validated Case Archive), and over 1,000 e-learning sessions for self-paced learning & knowledge acquisition.
The UK is currently not producing enough UK trained radiologists to meet clinical need. Calculations show that traditional training will not produce the necessary increase in numbers. Training schemes are becoming saturated and consultant training time is pressurised by heavy service workloads.
The Radiology Integrated Training Initiative (R-ITI) has been created to respond to this need and develop a new approach to training radiologists, increasing capacity to meet demand without putting additional strain on current resources.
Three academies have been established, one in Leeds, one in Norwich at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and one in Plymouth. A fourth academy has been announced in South Wales, to begin intake in August 2017. Each academy offers trainees access to:
The Integrated Training Initiative (ITI) creates a stimulating learning environment by combining different teaching methods. These methods include: