Challenges to radiology resident education in the new era.
Over the past decade, there have been many developments that have changed the practice of radiology and the education of radiology residents. These include workforce issues, the institution of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education duty-hours restrictions, the increased use of night float systems, and the implementation of picture archiving and communication systems as well as voice recognition. This article reviews the impact on resident education, summarizes potential problems introduced by these changes, and examines proposed solutions.
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Department of Radiology, University of Florida-Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USA. lori.deitte@jax.ufl.edu
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