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Debates trump didactic lectures for educating residents
By Eric Barnes
There's no better way to put an audience of residents to sleep than submit them to a traditional didactic lecture. But offer the same material to them as a lively debate and they'll sit up and take notice, say researchers from Pennsylvania, who are using the debate format as a key part of teaching.
April 25, 2013
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Physician group sues to kill MOC recertification requirements
By Eric Barnes
Calling physician recertification a "moneymaking scheme" that reduces patient access to doctors, a physician group has filed a federal suit against the American Board of Medical Specialties to kill programs that require doctors to continually renew their medical certifications, even if they have passed their board exams.
April 23, 2013
Drowning in paperwork? Residency program directors sound off
By Eric Barnes
Swimming in a sea of paperwork, the demands on radiology residency program administrators are rising steadily, and may be reaching levels that make some wary of staying on the job, according to survey results published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
April 21, 2013
ARRS: Study examines why women avoid radiology
By Wayne Forrest
WASHINGTON, DC - Why don't more female medical students choose careers as radiologists? A Canadian survey has found a number of reasons for the reluctance of women to pick medical imaging as a specialty, according to a study presented Tuesday at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting.
April 16, 2013
Former Dartmouth-Hitchcock radiology resident files suit
By Eric Barnes
Former Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center radiology resident Christyna Faulkner has sued the hospital and four of its physicians alleging wrongful termination, discrimination, and disclosure of personal medical information, according to news reports and a petition she filed at the website change.org.
April 14, 2013
2014 budget imaging proposals; comeback for general radiology; 3D breast health book
By Erik L. Ridley
April 10, 2013
Death of the general radiologist: Have reports been exaggerated?
By Dr. Saurabh Jha
In times of shortage, we find out what we value most. And in these times of relative penury in the job market for radiologists, it appears that employers value -- above and beyond anything else -- the general radiologist.
April 10, 2013
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Radiology train wrecks, or how to ruin imaging and your career
By Eric Barnes
For radiology trainees, learning how not to behave is just as important as learning the right way to conduct yourself in the imaging suite. In fact, radiology's image to the public may depend on trainees learning what not to do.
April 3, 2013
Hospital taps residents to direct quality improvement program
By Eric Barnes
A Boston hospital has found a solution to the persistent lack of involvement by residents in case reporting: Appoint a resident as director of quality improvement each year, according to an article in the April edition of Academic Radiology. The move has led to a culture change in how errors are reported at the institution.
April 2, 2013
Don't laugh: Comics can improve resident training
By Eric Barnes
The practice of medicine is typically no laughing matter. But a doctor from Pennsylvania has found that medical training can be improved through one of the lighter forms of popular culture: comic books. He's worked with a graphic artist to develop a five-page comic that deals with a case based on his own experience.
April 1, 2013
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NY Times highlights St. Barnabas, resident jobs decline
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An article in Thursday's New York Times highlights ongoing problems in St. Barnabas Hospital's radiology residency program in the context of the radiology market's declining fortunes overall.
March 28, 2013
NY hospital relents, promising another year of residency
By Eric Barnes
Rethinking a decision that had sparked fear and anger among its radiology residents when it was announced last month, St. Barnabas Hospital in New York City has reversed course on a planned closure of its radiology residency program, vowing to keep it going for at least another year.
March 27, 2013
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