Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 103-105, February 2009

Improvement in Radiology Education: Joint Efforts of the American Board of Radiology and the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Review Committee

  • E. Stephen Amis Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author and reprints: E. Stephen Amis Jr, MD, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 E 210th Street, Bronx, NY 10467
    • ,
  • N. Reed Dunnick, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

The ABR and the Radiology Residency Review Committee have focused their joint efforts in the past three years to improve radiology education. The new structure and timing of the ABR certifying exams and proposed new training program requirement to support them exemplity the efforts to ensure that training relevant to the imaging needs of an increasingly subspecialized medical environment.

Key Words: Diagnostic radiology, education, board certification

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 Dr Amis is chair of the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Review Committee, and Dr Dunnick is president of the American Board of Radiology.

PII: S1546-1440(08)00411-0

doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2008.08.005

Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 103-105, February 2009

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