On the Importance of Organized Medicine

摘要

The rigors of residency are obvious to those who read this column. However, solely showing up to work, interpreting studies, going home, and studying is insufficient to mature into a high-quality radiologist. A profession is defined by its ability to educate and qualify its own members and to regulate itself. As such, we as physicians have a collective responsibility to our professional membership, and as the next generation of radiologists who will inherit the health care system, we should have an exceptional interest in its structure.