The diagnostic radiology exam of the future: the law of unintended consequences meets the law of supply and demand.

摘要

The product of our Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) radiology training programs and theAmerican Board of Radiology (ABR) is excellent. Our newly certified radiologists are qualified to independently practice high-quality modern radiology. Potential limitations of the current system of radiology resident training and written and oral board examinations are well known. Unlike the majority of medical specialties, radiologists in training currently take their written physics and clinical examinations in the second and third years and complete their oral examination in Louisville in June of their fourth year before graduation. Because these examinations occur during residency training, in the months immediately preceding each of these examinations, residents are focused on assuring their medical knowledge, even at the expense of the other five general competencies: patient care, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, practice-based learning, and systems-based learning.