Global Health Training in Radiology Residency Programs

The Role of Graduate Medical Education in Global Health: Proceedings From the 2013 Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference

“…According to a 2013 survey by King et al., 22% of emergency medicine (EM) residents complete international rotations during their residency training. This growth in resident interest and participation in global health rotations extends beyond the specialty of EM; similar results were found in studies focusing on pediatric residents, surgery residents, and radiology residents . As a result, increasing numbers of institutions are offering international rotations to their resident trainees.…”

White Paper Report of the 2013 RAD-AID Conference: Improving Radiology in Resource-Limited Regions and Developing Countries

“…Historically, many medical students interested in global health reported reluctance to become radiologists out of concern that radiology offered few international health opportunities [10]. Recent growth of international outreach programs now offers medical students the opportunity to participate in global radiology programs.…”

White Paper Report of the 2011 RAD-AID Conference on International Radiology for Developing Countries: Integrating Multidisciplinary Strategies for Imaging Services in the Developing World

“…Although other medical and surgical specialties have incorporated international training into residency curricula, diagnostic radiology has yet to officially adopt international service into program requirements [6, 27-29]. Although there is a strong desire among radiology residents to participate in global service (as reflected by RAD-AID's published survey data[30]) and a steadily growing demand for the American College of Radiology (ACR) Goldberg-Reeder resident travel grant, the supply of interested residents greatly exceeds the opportunities for international radiology experience. The RAD-AID Conference consensus advocates structured supervised learning experiences for radiology residents with clearly defined educational milestones and work deliverables.…”