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Radiata 2006

From the Desk of the Editor

Observations from the Chair

The Radiology Educational Enterprise: Initiatives for the 21st Century

NYU Radiology Information Technology: They've Got I.T. Going' On

Radioimmunotherapy for Breast and Ovarian Cancer at NYU

Better Imaging Through Chemistry: Collaborative Efforts Between the NYU Departments of Radiology and Chemistry in Contrast Agent Development

Mice, Molecules, and Magnets: NYU Researchers Expand MRI to Molecular Imaging

Functional MRI: Bold Imaging Application to Patients with Memory Defecits and Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Women's Imaging at NYU

The Frontier of MRI Coil Development

Honoring a Giant in Radiology: Morton A. Bosniak

Reflections on 50 Years in Radiology

Felix Okhiria: Steward of Our Financial Enterprise

Emergency Radiology: The Birth of a Section

An Image of our Benefactors: Frank E. Richardson and Kimba M. Wood

Rad Move: An Olympian and a Fighter Pilot Join NYU Radiology

NYU Bestows Honors on Esteemed Guest Lecturers

Residents' Day June 2005

Radiology's Presence in the Clinical Cancer Center

Ex-Libris

Social Energy

Departmental Achievements

Radiology Research Seminars

Radiology Grand Rounds

Steven Chester Horii, M.D., F.A.C.R., F.S.C.A.R.

Current Faculty

New Faculty

Residents

Fellows

Grants

CME Meetings 2005-2006

Department of Radiology Publications 2005-2006

The Radiology Education Enterprise:
Initiatives for the 21st Century
By Georgeann McGuinness and Robert I. Grossman

Remote Conferencing: A residents’ lecture in Bellevue Hospital in our state-of-the-art conference room provides real-time audio-video links to residents on rotations at the Hospital for Joint Diseases.

Considerable attention and deliberation are given to establishing effective mentoring relationships. The Section Chief’s role, in particular, as Primary Mentor mandates a thorough familiarity with the requirements for, and the ability to sponsor and support faculty through, the promotions and tenure process. Guidelines and timetables have been delivered to the faculty in several formats.

Each section chief is provided with the “timeline” information for each member of their section, and aids them in preparation for three- and six-year reviews, as well as in preparation of their promotional packet. The department is educating all its members in the criteria for promotion, and is facilitating the process by establishing tools such as a web-based log to catalog and document teaching endeavors. The Secondary Mentor may be chosen by the junior faculty member, or is selected by the Vice Chair of Education, based on interests shared by the junior and senior faculty, as elicited through questionnaires.

The role of a strong and effective mentoring program is instrumental in achieving obvious benefits, including most notably heightened clinical and research productivity and enhanced faculty satisfaction, both of which lead directly to improved faculty recruitment and retention. Faculty development programs both supply the foundation essential to the success of the individual and establish which radiology departments will be the leaders in education and research. We can continue to lure the creative and inquisitive minds to academia by making certain that they will be provided with the infrastructure and opportunities essential to nourish growth and assure a flourishing career.

 

RADIOLOGY CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

One of the jewels in our educational portfolio is our highly acclaimed CME program, managed by Janice Ford Benner. This effort has enjoyed explosive growth over recent years. Our courses are amongst the most popular in the country. The many benefits of a strong CME program include (1) promotion and publicity for the department and the NYU School of Medicine, (2) expansion of the reach and influence of NYU Radiology beyond the confines of the campus to the world-wide radiology community, (3) opportunities for lecture experience and exposure for junior faculty as course participants, and (4) faculty recognition as experts in our specialty. The prestige and renown of our department are attested to by the enormous demand for “visiting fellowships” by practicing radiologists, including members of other academic departments. The international research collaborations and liaisons we are developing promote promising opportunities for NYU and our “sister” departments.

STATE-OF-THE-ART CONFERENCE ROOM AND VIDEOCONFERENCING: A VITAL EDUCATIONAL TOOL

The Radiology Department is now enjoying the benefits of a stateof- the-art Radiology Conference Room, located on the third floor of Bellevue Hospital, and equipped with multiple high-resolution plasma screen monitors and secure intranet/internet access. This capability is essential, as cases can now be presented directly from imaging databases and web files.

This year we launched a highly successful videoconferencing system. Our residents are geographically dispersed among five venues for their clinical rotations. Recognizing that travel time to and from the main Residents’ Conference Room to attend mandatory midday lectures is “wasted” time better applied to learning experiences, and absence from the clinical service for protracted periods in the middle of the day is disruptive to workflow and detracts from resident integration into and responsibility for clinical coverage, we sought to minimize this “down-time.” Accordingly, a solution to the problem was found. The department purchased the means to electronically link conference rooms in each of our five hospitals, thereby eliminating the need for residents to travel to their midday conferences. At present this system is up and running, to great acclaim, between the Hospital for Joint Diseases and Bellevue Hospital. The system allows full, bidirectional, real-time, high-end audio and video linkage, including not only the screen upon which images or slides are being displayed, but also separate screens, allowing the speaker and the attendees to see one another. Residents at the “off-site” venue can be called on to discuss cases and are visible and audible in the main conference room, and vice versa. The system allows for remote conferences to/from any site in the world with compatible equipment, and is as easy to use as making a local phone call. We are in the process of adding video links between the NYU Cancer Center, Tisch Hospital, and the Center for Biomedical Imaging, with the ultimate goal of full departmental virtual union for midday conferences, clinical and research seminars, and research and administrative meetings, all without the participants leaving their “base” hospital.