title: The use of ACR Appropriateness Criteria: a survey of radiology residents and program directors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Assess the utilization of American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria (ACR-AC) among radiology residency program directors (PDs) and residents.
  
  
  METHODS
  Radiology PD and resident survey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seventy-four percent (46/62) of PDs promote ACR-AC in education (P<.05), and 84% (317/376) of residents have read at least a few (P<.05). Seventy-four percent (74/100) of first-year residents compared to 56.8% (157/276) of second- to fourth-year residents report at least occasional faculty reference of ACR-AC (P<.05). ACR-AC are well regarded (P<.05), but 40% believe that they are perplexing.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is widespread resident awareness of ACR-AC and integration into resident training. However, faculty are only beginning to teach with them, and radiologists are not citing them with clinicians.
authors.affiliation: New York Presbyterian-Columbia Campus, Department of Radiology, 622 West 168th Street, PB1-301, New York, NY 10032. Electronic address: danielkpowell@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Daniel K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Department of Radiology, 16th Street @ 1st Avenue, 2 Karpas, New York, NY 10003.
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Silberzweig
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003625:Data Collection; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011871:Radiology / Q000193:education*
keywords: Appropriateness criteria; Decision support; Diagnostic Radiology Milestones Project; Resident education