title: Building for tomorrow today: opportunities and directions in radiology resident research.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  With rapid scientific and technological advancements in radiological research, there is renewed emphasis on promoting early research training to develop researchers who are capable of tackling the hypothesis-driven research that is typically funded in contemporary academic research enterprises. This review article aims to introduce radiology residents to the abundant radiology research opportunities available to them and to encourage early research engagement among trainees.
  
  
  METHODS
  To encourage early resident participation in radiology research, we review the various research opportunities available to trainees spanning basic, clinical, and translational science opportunities to ongoing research in information technology, informatics, and quality improvement research.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is an incredible breadth and depth of ongoing research at academic radiology departments across the country, and the material presented herein aspires to highlight both subject matter and opportunities available to radiology residents eager to engage in radiologic research. The opportunities for interested radiology residents are as numerous as they are broad, spanning the basic sciences to clinical research to informatics, with abundant opportunities to shape our future practice of radiology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave, M-391 Box 0628, San Francisco, CA 94143-0628. Electronic address: jp.yu@ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: John-Paul J
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave, M-391 Box 0628, San Francisco, CA 94143-0628.
authors.forename: Akash P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Kansagra
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Ashesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thaker
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colucci
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Sherry
authors.affiliation: The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Rathan M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Subramaniam
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000639:trends*; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000639:trends*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000639:trends*; D011871:Radiology / Q000639:trends*; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States
keywords: Radiology resident research; radiologic research; radiology research opportunities