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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 Saurabh Jha, MD

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

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