We are very pleased to present the third dedicated issue of Academic Radiology focused on educational research and scholarship. We would like to graciously thank Dr Stanley Baum, Academic Radiology...

“Lethal, this becoming and being a doctor! Denying hope and fear, ritualized defenses pulled up around ears like turtlenecks, these doctors, to survive, had become machines, sealed off from huma...

Rationale and Objectives Medical imaging education often has limited representation in formal medical student curricula. Although the need for greater inclusion of radiology material is generally ...

Rationale and Objectives The advent of the ACGME’s Next Accreditation System represents a significant new challenge for residencies and fellowships, owing to its requirements for more complex and ...

Too many educational assessments are focused on teachers and the process of teaching. For example, teachers at all levels, including medical educators, are frequently assessed according to the perc...

Rationale and Objectives Physicians receive little training on proper multiple-choice question (MCQ) writing methods. Well-constructed MCQs follow rules, which ensure that a question tests what it...

Simulation is a promising method for improving clinician performance, enhancing team training, increasing patient safety, and preventing errors. Training scenarios to enrich medical student and res...

Given that maintaining compliance with Maintenance of Certification is necessary for maintaining licensure to practice as a radiologist and provide quality patient care, it is important for radiolo...

Rationale and Objectives Simulation-based training has been shown to be a useful adjunct to standard didactic lecture in teaching residents appropriate management of adverse contrast reactions. In...

Having attended the annual Association of University Radiologists (AUR) meeting and other society meetings in diagnostic radiology this past Spring, I am left with a feeling that all is not uniform...