title: A Window to the Real World of Radiology From the Ivory Tower of Academia: The Value of Community Rotations and "Career Training" in Radiology Residency Programs in Canada.
abstract: We highlight what we believe are 2 major areas of weakness in current Canadian radiology training programs: insufficient community radiology training and limited preparation of residents for the job market. Although focusing on Canadian radiology programs, we suspect that these are also 2 areas of substantial concern for radiology training programs in the United States and other countries. We offer suggestions to address these deficiencies, particularly by using pre-existing hybrid radiology practices and by making relatively small changes to the current curricula of radiology residency programs.
authors.affiliation: Women's Imaging, Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alabousi
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency/Trauma Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: patlas@hhsc.ca.
authors.forename: Michael N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Patlas
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY.
authors.forename: Douglas S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Katz
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D002170:Canada; D003153:Community Health Services; D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000639:trends*; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D011871:Radiology / Q000193:education*; D000078329:Workforce