Professional practice performance: is 'good' enough?

摘要

In December 1966, the American Journal of Roentgenology pub- lished the presidential address of Dr. Clyde Stevenson, titled "'Problems in Radiology of Today and the Future" [1]. In preparing for my presidential address, I wondered if this article might have some tips for our profession 45 years later. In his presidential address Dr. Stevenson noted, "Today [and this was 45 years ago] we are worried about our status as practicing physicians and concerned about our image, but as we retreat into a maze of complicated electronic equipment, we add an aura of mysticism by predicting the presence of disease if we see certain animal, vegetable, or mineral signs on a roentgenogram."