Leadership

This news channel page highlights examples of leadership in hospital and health systems. While healthcare leadership is often seen as the positions of chief executive officers, chief clinical officers, chief of staff, and chief information officers, it also can can be other individuals or the entire healthcare system that shows unique ways to enhance patient care and manage strategies, quality, safety and revenue initiatives.

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3D-printed endoscopic models help interventional radiology trainees

Using 3D-printed endoscopic models can help trainees grow more comfortable performing interventional radiology procedures, according to a new study published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

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Shift in culture key to removing barriers to radiology research

Diagnostic radiology residents report limited time, interest and mentor opportunities as barriers to research, according to a new study in the Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal.

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Arizona radiologist wins GOP primary for US House

Radiologist Steve Ferrara, MD, won the Republican primary for the open U.S. House seat in Arizona’s Phoenix-based 9th Congressional District. If elected, Ferrara will be the first radiologist to serve in Congress.

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China responsible for 17% of pirated downloads of radiology journal articles

Copyright-infringing downloads of radiology journal articles impact nearly all top journals, with a majority of activity coming from China, according to new research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Chinese Journal of Academic Radiology to launch in November

The Chinese Journal of Academic Radiology, a new peer-reviewed journal published by Springer, will launch in November alongside the 2018 Chinese Congress of Radiology (CCR) in Beijing. The journal is the first English-language publication to address general radiology in China.

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RACC accepting nominations for its public commissioner

The Radiology Administration Certification Commission (RACC) is now accepting nominations for its public commissioner position, which will be a three-year term and a maximum of two terms.

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How radiologists can unleash the power of persuasion

Understanding the power of being persuasive is important in any walk of life, including radiology. In a recent commentary for the Journal of the American College of Radiology, lead author Nupur Verma, MD, with the department of radiology at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, and colleagues explained how being persuasive can help radiologists find success and get things done.

RADxx accepting nominations for medical imaging informatics awards

Rad Women—a networking group for women in radiology and imaging informatics also known as RADxx or #radxx—is now accepting nominations for its second annual awards program. The initiative began last year as a way of honoring women in the field, along with men and women who have supported career advancement of women in medical imaging informatics.