title: Radiologists as Educators: A Narrative Review of the Literature.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to examine literature on how radiologists are trained to be effective educators for both residents and undergraduates in the health professions.
  
  
  METHODS
  A review of the literature was performed using relevant key words. Articles were retrieved through from 1990 through December 2012 using PubMed, ScienceDirect, ERIC, Proquest, and ICL databases along with a manual review of references.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 4716 unique abstracts reviewed by the author, 51 were found to be relevant to the purpose of this study. Faculty teaching skills seem to be solidified during residency. This may be due to a failure to include scholarship of teaching and learning in education and faculty development. Preliminary research shows that creating opportunity for faculty development is beneficial with much of this literature focused on explaining educational concepts to radiologists.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The literature examining faculty training in the area of radiology education is sparse. Several articles address the need for more academic radiologists and the need for better training of academic radiologists. The few articles aimed at providing insight to radiologists in this area introduce basic educational concepts such as lecture creation, examination writing, and learning styles or simply delineating what makes an effective educator.
authors.affiliation: Dean, Center for Life and Health Sciences Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, NY.
authors.forename: Kathleen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Linaker
keywords: Chiropractic; Diagnostic imaging; Education; Medical radiology teaching