title: Resident education in the radiological sciences: what now?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  With the dizzying changes in the rapidly evolving profession of radiology, the structure of resident education in the associated sciences of imaging, physics, radiobiology, and radiation effects must be reevaluated continually. What roles do these basic radiologic sciences play in bolstering the neophyte radiologist on a career of patient care? How should we define the spectrum of material that should be learned? How should that spectrum be taught? Who decides these things? With the impending changes in the radiology board certification process, questions have been raised as to how these changes will affect education in a residency program. Should the basic science curriculum be enhanced or scaled back? With the emphasis on practical applied physics, what is considered old school and what is new school material?
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This article describes one approach adopted by a large residency program to address these issues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 6431 Fannin St., Suite 2.130B, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Louis.K.Wagner@uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: Louis K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Charles W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Beasley
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oldham
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leon
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ferguson
mesh_terms: D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007396:Internship and Residency; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011871:Radiology / Q000193:education*; D013781:Texas