Residents/Fellows: Page 23

Ultrasound probe cleaning education may be lacking

By Erik L. Ridley

NEW YORK CITY - Many residents and fellows are not being educated on the proper cleaning guidelines for ultrasound probes, a shortcoming that may increase the risk of patient infection, according to research from the University of Texas Medical School in Houston.

April 5, 2009

SCCT again offers Young Investigator Award

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) is accepting applications for its third annual Young Investigator Award.

March 26, 2009

E-learning tool may offer value in radiology education

By Erik L. Ridley

VIENNA - An online e-learning tool shows promise for providing case-based radiological content, according to a presentation Tuesday at the European Congress of Radiology.

March 9, 2009

RFID system automates conference attendance records of radiology residents

By Cynthia E. Keen

Stanford University has found a high-tech way to maintain compliance with rules covering continuing medical education for residents: an automated attendance monitoring system using radiofrequency identification (RFID) technology. Based on the institution's experience, the system can help relieve paperwork headaches for residency program directors.

January 25, 2009

Survey shows residents have ample job options

By Mark Smith

Say what you will about medical residency -- it usually does lead to gainful employment. Unlike some other types of graduates, newly minted doctors have little problem finding a job. A greater challenge for many physicians, and for radiologists, in particular, is choosing the right job from among various offers.

September 25, 2008

Study: Radiologists among highest-paid specialties

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiologists had an average salary of more than $400,000 in 2007 and the highest percentage of filled residency positions among U.S. graduates (89%) last year.

September 9, 2008

Experience is key to fewer errors in radiograph interpretations

By Wayne Forrest

A new study from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine found that the error rate for radiograph interpretations will decrease with experience and, predictably, first-year residents have the highest rate of missed diagnoses. One interesting note from the study, however, is that first-year board-certified radiologists had a major error rate similar to that of experienced board-certified radiologists.

May 27, 2008

CAD helps residents identify lung nodules on DR

By Cynthia E. Keen

Computer-aided detection (CAD) software designed to detect lung nodules with chest digital radiography (DR) can help improve the reader performance of radiology residents. Researchers found that using CAD increased the sensitivity of residents by nearly 29 percentage points, while producing fewer than three false positives per image.

May 19, 2008

Fuji awards ARRS grants

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA awarded two educational grants at the recent 2008 American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting in Washington, DC.

April 21, 2008

SIIM offers new grants

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) said it is now accepting applications for the 2009 grant season.

February 20, 2008

Fujifilm to sponsor ARRS grants

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

For the fourth year, Fujifilm Medical Systems USA of Stamford, CT, will fund educational travel grants to the American Roentgen Ray Society's (ARRS) annual meeting.

January 22, 2008

Residents' on-call CT reads comparable to faculty's final reports

By Kate Madden Yee

At the 2007 RSNA meeting in Chicago, Dr. Matthew Chan of Detroit's Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Detroit Medical Center presented findings from a study he and colleagues performed to evaluate on-call radiology resident CT interpretation performance as compared with faculty radiologists' final reports. The study was conducted using RADPEER, a system designed by the American College of Radiology (ACR) that allows peer review to be performed during the routine interpretation of current images.

December 31, 2007

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