Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
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To assess experiences and perceptions of the fellowship application process of the radiology residency class of 2005, including the 2005 National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Radiology Fellowship Match. ⋯ Although the NRMP Fellowship Match was created to improve and standardize the fellowship application process, and although a majority of residents support continuing the match in some form, there are areas of concern, including adherence to the letter and spirit of the match rules, which must be addressed to galvanize support among residents in the future and ensure a fair process for fellowship applicants.
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A medical educator has needs that are specific to educators and needs that are common to all medical faculty members. An educator needs time to perform educational duties; space to carry out educational activities; and money to buy time, space, and other resources. Just as important as time, space, and money are to the success of an educator is having an infrastructure that supports the educator and the educational mission. Such an infrastructure includes a system that provides educational leadership opportunities, institutional support for medical education, opportunities and funding for medical education research, students, feedback from students and peers, faculty development and mentoring, national societal support for education, and an institutional agenda that values education to the degree that it values patient care and investigative research.
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Computed tomography (CT) is widely used in the initial evaluation of blunt trauma patients and is associated with a high rate of negative imaging. A described benefit of negative imaging is prompt discharge. This study examined a single level 1 trauma center to determine whether adult blunt trauma patients are discharged from the emergency department (ED) after negative CT of the abdomen and pelvis (CT AP). ⋯ Under current practice, negative CT AP after blunt trauma results in a statistically significant decrease in admissions.
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This paper focuses on specific resident perceptions of call, including the compliance of training programs with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's (ACGME) resident work rules and the level of comfort residents have in contacting out-of-house staff radiologists for help during on-call hours. ⋯ The majority of residents indicated that they were adequately trained for call. Most residents were on call without in-house staff coverage but felt comfortable contacting on-call staff physicians if needed. Residents who felt uncomfortable contacting on-call staff physicians were more likely to feel that their training had not prepared them for call. A high percentage of radiology resident programs are in compliance with the ACGME's resident work guidelines.