Radiology Education: Page 66

Rads are still in demand, recruiting survey shows

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiologists are among the top three medical specialties most in demand by healthcare providers, according to the latest edition of an annual survey by physician search firm Merritt, Hawkins & Associates of Irving, TX.

June 6, 2005

Self-referral puts serious crimp in rad residents' educational experience

By Shalmali Pal

Self-referral is robbing imaging residents of teaching materials, according to a survey of 80 residency program directors. However, these same directors are attempting to address the problem and preserve access to clinical cases.

June 6, 2005

ACR sets standards for noninvasive cardiac imaging

By Tracie L. Thompson

How many cases should a physician perform to establish competence in cardiovascular CT or MRI? The American College of Radiology (ACR) has moved quickly to come up with some answers, no doubt hoping that policymakers and payors will take notice.

June 5, 2005

AMIA forms healthcare informatics training initiative

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) of Bethesda, MD, said that it has formed a program called 10x10. The group hopes to train 10,000 healthcare professionals in applied health and medical informatics by the year 2010.

May 31, 2005

Need SAMs for recertification? ARRS offerings prove popular

By Tracie L. Thompson

Relatively few radiologists are currently required to complete self-assessment modules in diagnostic radiology, but others still stood in line to check out the first SAMs approved by the American Board of Radiology.

May 31, 2005

Proposed base closures won't affect AFIP seminars for now

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging courses at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) will continue as scheduled for the near future, in spite of the possible shutdown of the military hospital where the courses have been held.

May 15, 2005