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ABR names Jackson as executive director

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Board of Radiology's (ABR) board of trustees has approved Dr. Valerie Jackson as its next executive director, beginning July 1, 2014.

November 7, 2013

Early physics training gives radiology residents a leg up

By Eric Barnes

A new program aimed at infusing a dose of imaging physics into the early training of radiology residents has improved their understanding of both medical physics and radiology, according to an article in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

November 7, 2013

NRMP debuts Android app

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) has released an Android version of its Match Prism app.

November 6, 2013

RSNA funds new imaging physics residencies

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

RSNA has increased its support of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine to create a total of eight new residencies in imaging physics.

October 28, 2013

Small-group focus boosts radiology clerkship

By Eric Barnes

Educators in Boston have made their radiology clerkship more practical and effective for medical students by starting them early in the third year and focusing on small-group learning rather than large plenary sessions, according to a report in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

October 23, 2013

Google documents declining interest in radiology residency

By Eric Barnes

Discouraged, perhaps, by falling reimbursement and the dearth of jobs in radiology, the number of individuals performing Google searches for "radiology residency" has dropped substantially in the past several years, aligning with actual residency match data, according to researchers from Philadelphia.

October 15, 2013

Resident match program launches e-newsletter

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The National Resident Matching Program is launching its first online newsletter, dubbed the "Match Illuminator," to provide news and information on graduate medical education.

October 9, 2013

JACR: Residents teach as effectively as faculty

By Eric Barnes

Residents are as effective as radiologists in teaching medical students about radiology, according to a new study in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. The findings suggest that medical schools might want to consider including more residents as teachers.

October 9, 2013

JACR: Jobs are out there, but they may not be perfect

By Kate Madden Yee

First, the good news: There are available jobs for the 1,200 or so U.S. radiology residents finishing their training. Now the bad news: These jobs may not be the first choice of many residents, according to a study published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

October 7, 2013

iPads for radiology residents? Yes. Yes. Yes.

By Kate Madden Yee

Should you equip your radiology residents with iPads? The answer is an unequivocal yes, according to a group from Boston, who found there were multiple benefits to using iPads and other mobile devices. However, residency programs should have a long-term vision for mobile-based education, they wrote in the October American Journal of Roentgenology.

September 26, 2013

Mary's Musings: Do radiologists have x-ray vision?

By Dr. Mary Morrison Saltz

If you might have cancer, you want a radiologist looking for the disease. But what if you've lost your cellphone? Do radiologists have unique powers of perception that carry over into the nonmedical world? Dr. Mary Morrison Saltz explores this tantalizing question in this installment of Mary's Musings.

September 23, 2013

Outcomes rule in overhaul of resident training programs

By Eric Barnes

A new era in residency training has begun. In July, diagnostic radiology became one of the first medical specialties to implement the Next Accreditation System, an outcomes-based educational system that by 2014 will cover all medical accreditation programs.

September 22, 2013

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