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E-News: June 2007
For questions and responses contact:
ACR Resident and Fellow Section
1891 Preston White Dr
Reston, VA 20191
Phone: (800) 227-5463, ext 4998
E-mail: rfs@acr.org
ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE
15th Annual RFS Meeting and 84th AMCLC
This year more than 140 residents and fellows attended ACR’s 84th Annual
Meeting and Chapter Leadership Conference (AMCLC) in Washington, D.C.
The meeting included two days of dedicated sessions for the Resident and
Fellow Section (RFS). The RFS program included leadership development
sessions, hot-topic roundtable discussions, and seminars led by Richard
Gunderman, M.D., Ph.D. and several leading members of ACR.
RFS meeting discussions included the topics of commoditization of
radiology, use of Nighthawk services, and changes from the Residency
Review Committee - all issues impacting radiology’s future.
Additionally, potential curriculum changes for residency programs and
the timing of the oral boards were debated. For more information on the
AMCLC, visit the ACR Web site to access the latest issue of the ACR
Bulletin.
A detailed AMCLC recap presentation will soon be made available by the
RFS Executive Committee.
To join discussions on the topics discussed at the RFS meeting and
AMCLC, visit the RFS Discussion Forum.
AMCLC 2007 Resolutions of Importance - Timing of the Oral Boards and More
We’ve highlighted below three of the resolutions presented to the ACR
Council at the AMCLC, which have implications for the RFS and young
physician community. Included are information about these resolutions
and a brief explanation of what the ACR Council passed.
- Timing of the Oral Boards - As many of you are aware, the April meeting of the Association of University of Radiologists (AUR) brought about discussions on the timing of the oral boards. During this meeting, the Society of Chairmen in Academic Radiology Departments (SCARD), nearly unanimously, decided to support delay of the oral board exam until two years after residency is completed. After learning that the American Board of Radiology (ABR) planned to discuss this issue at its June meeting, the RFS drafted and proposed a resolution for the ACR Council to consider. The resolution asked that the ACR develop a task force to investigate the potential impact of changing the timing of the oral board exam in diagnostic radiology on resident physicians, recent residency graduates, private practices, academic practices, and the job market. This resolution was discussed, supported and approved by the ACR Council.
- RFS Council Representation - Beginning with AMCLC 2008, the RFS will have five seats on the ACR Council and five alternate councilor seats. The resolution that proposed this increase was passed at the 2006 AMCLC, and a change to the bylaws that implements the increased representation was approved this year.
- Young Physician Involvement and Representation - A resolution was proposed to address the involvement of young physicians in the ACR. The initial resolution proposed the creation of an additional Council seat for each chapter, earmarked for a young physician (age 40 or younger or within eight years of completing residency or fellowship). The Council passed this amended resolution, and the additional alternate councilor position, earmarked for a young physician, was created for each chapter.
To comment on these resolutions and other hot topics, visit the RFS Discussion Forum.
RFS Web Site Changes to Lead Residents Into the Future
The RFS Executive Committee is in the process of making changes to the
RFS Web site to better serve members in-training and provide timely
information, along with helpful resources to enhance your experience as
a resident or fellow. The site now includes a link to the MRI Teaching
File (see below), hot topic articles, a learning center, discussion
forum chats, RFS e-News postings and much more. In development is a new
section focused on economic issues (see Dollars and Sense below).
The RFS Web site is intended to be a resource for all members
in-training. We encourage you to visit the site and submit your feedback
to rfs@acr.org.
MRI Teaching File Now Accessible Online
The RFS is pleased to announce that the MRI Teaching File is now live
and accessible at http://mri.acr.org. This informative resource was
created in response to resident feedback that expressed dissatisfaction
with training in MRI. This new area includes MRI cases in three sections
- Body, MSK, and Cardiac. The site presents cases in a format similar to
ACR’s Case in Point and also allows a case search by topic or to view
cases as unknowns.
We’d like to hear from you. The MRI Teaching File was created for
residents by residents, and we would appreciate your feedback, as well
as your contributions to the case library. We will pay for cases!
To submit comments or questions about this site, e-mail rfs@acr.org.
For information on submitting cases, click here.
Dollars and Sense
Currently in development, Dollars and Sense is an exciting new section
planned for the RFS Web site. It will provide residents and fellows with
a resource to learn about economic issues that will affect our future in
radiology. It is envisioned that members of the ACR leadership will
contribute to this section by participating in interactive Q&A sessions
and providing relevant information to help RFS members take part in
shaping the future of our profession.
RRC Changes Take Effect 2007-2008
The Residency Review Committee (RRC) is a board established to evaluate
the core residency models and apply changes to training programs in all
28 fields of resident medicine. The following changes are to be
implemented by radiology residency programs per the RRC:
- No Independent Overnight Call in the First Year
One of the major changes the RRC has implemented for radiology is that
first-year radiology residents will not be able to take overnight calls
alone during their first year. This statement mandates that all studies
read overnight by a first year must be overread before patient care
occurs. This change is set to occur by July 2008.
- Didactic Teaching and Lecture Series
Programs are now required to have at least five hours of didactic
teaching each week, with dedicated protected time for residents to
attend such lectures. A core didactic lecture series is now required,
which must include all nine subspecialties, and this series must be
repeated every two years.
- Nuclear Medicine Requirement Changes
New requirements for nuclear medicine include at least 700 hours of
clinical nuclear medicine incorporating 80 hours of didactic
instruction. Participation in three I-131 therapies must be documented.
- Case Logs
Increased attention to case logging will take affect in July 2008. This
is separate from procedure logs. This logging system will require a
certain number and type of case to be seen/dictated by each resident and
submitted to ACGME each year by the program director.
- Research Requirements Implemented
Residents must be part of a research or critical thinking project within
their four years of radiology training. This project also must be
published or presented during those four years.
For more information on the RRC, visit the ACGME Web site.
AFIP Continues with Lectures Scheduled Through July 2008
AFIP courses in radiologic-pathologic correlation (RadPath) are
scheduled through July 2008. Although these classes have been reduced to
run four weeks (instead of six weeks), the important thing is that AFIP
continues to teach residents.
In preparation for your session at AFIP, we encourage you to explore the
RFS AFIP Housing Database for information on potential living space in
and around Washington, D.C. You may access this database at
http://rfs.acr.org/housing.htm.
Congratulations to the Newly Selected Rutherford and Moorefield Fellows
On behalf of the Government Relations and Economics and Health Policy
departments, we congratulate the nine residents that have been selected
for the J.T. Rutherford and Moorefield Fellowships. These individuals
will complete their fellowship at the ACR during the 2007-2008 academic
year.
J.T. Rutherford Government Relations Fellowship
- Anupam Basu, M.D.
- Joseph R. Beard IV, M.D.
- Thomas M. Carr III, M.D.
- Hui J. Jenny Chen, M.D.
- Julian Medina, M.D.
- Katherine Perrien, M.D.
James M. Moorefield, M.D. Fellowship in Economics and Health Policy
- Charles Bowkley, M.D.
- Dawn M. Hastreiter, M.D., Ph.D.
- Adam Talenfeld, M.D.
For more information about these and other ACR Fellowships, please visit the RFS Web site.
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