Residents/Fellows: Page 11

Foreign medical graduates can't find residencies in U.S., Canada
By Eric Barnes
International medical graduates are having a hard time finding residency positions in the U.S. and Canada -- and if they'd known about the situation, they might not have left their home countries, according to a study in Risk Management and Healthcare Policy.
June 26, 2014
New core exam: From 'board frenzy' to 'future neglect'?
By Eric Barnes
The American Board of Radiology (ABR) and the Association of Program Directors in Radiology (APDR) got it wrong when they revamped the accreditation process and dumped the oral boards in favor of a third-year core exam, according to an opinion piece in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
June 15, 2014
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ASNC to hold board-exam prep course
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) will hold a nuclear cardiology board-exam preparation course from July 11-13.
June 3, 2014
Residents lack knowledge of radiation safety
By Eric Barnes
Medical residents have limited knowledge of radiation safety, with just over half knowing that fluoroscopy could produce radiation-induced skin burns, for example. Radiology residents were only marginally more informed, according to survey results published in Academic Radiology.
May 29, 2014
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Radiologist training tool improves MSK interpretations
By Wayne Forrest
A new teaching tool called Real View Radiology is showing early success by improving the ability of first- and second-year residents to interpret musculoskeletal MRI cases. The system was developed by a group of residents at IU Health, the health system affiliated with Indiana University (IU).
May 20, 2014
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The rise of the multispecialty radiologist
By Saurabh Jha, MD
Ongoing tightness in the labor market for radiologists and recent changes in the board exams have led to an intriguing new phenomenon: radiologist trainees who complete second fellowships. Although this entails a longer career path, it does have some potential advantages, according to Dr. Saurabh Jha.
May 15, 2014
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RLI awards scholarships to 15 residents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) has selected 15 radiology residents and fellows for scholarships to attend the August 2014 RLI Leadership Summit.
May 14, 2014
ACR launches new e-learning program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has launched a new e-learning program called ACR RADAR.
May 12, 2014
Residents value overnight attendings, but crave independence
By Eric Barnes
Radiology residents are of two minds when it comes to night call, according to the results of a new survey in Academic Radiology. They want the peace of mind that comes with knowing an attending radiologist is on duty to help with tough cases, but they also hunger for the freedom to make a "hot call" on tough cases without help.
April 22, 2014
Youth, debt load discourage RADPAC contributions
By Eric Barnes
Radiology residents don't mind contributing to U.S. radiology's RADPAC political action committee -- that is, unless they're young, in debt, or have kids, according to a survey published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
April 7, 2014
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Residents do fine reading CT triple rule-out exams
By Eric Barnes
Residents can safely perform triple rule-out CT exams when onsite or on-call subspecialty radiologists aren't available -- at least at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, SC -- according to a study presented at ECR 2014 in Vienna.
April 3, 2014
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Cautious optimism as nuclear medicine residents reflect on jobs
By Wayne Forrest
For part 2 of our series on the job market for nuclear medicine residents, AuntMinnie.com spoke with residents and educators about job prospects in the discipline. While all agreed that things seem dire now, most believe that nuclear medicine residents can make themselves more marketable and should be optimistic about the future.
April 2, 2014
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