Resident Report
August 13, 2002 RSNJ Executive Committee Meeting
Over the last few weeks, we have been working towards
forming a Resident Physician Section within the RSNJ. I want to thank Drs. Tedeschi and
DiMarcangelo and also Drs. Amorosa and Graziano, our resident liaisons, for their active
support and encouragement towards this initiative.
The state of New Jersey currently has 8 residency programs and a few fellowship programs,
comprising over 100 radiology residents and fellows, so there certainly is a strong need
to have a RPS within the RSNJ.
I have talked informally to radiology residents in different programs over the last few
weeks regarding the resident section, and have had a very positive response. I will be
writing individually to various radiology residency program directors and chief residents
in New Jersey to get their support and also to promote this initiative among all
residents. These letters will be mailed after the radiology written boards around the 12th
of September, so that the chief residents and rest of the house staff are relatively more
available. They shall also receive promotional materials and resident membership forms
from the ACR. Each program will nominate one resident to serve as a liaison with the
resident section, and also serve as part of the governing council of the RPS.
We are also in the process of making a database of all current radiology residents and
fellows in New Jersey, which will be updated annually.
Another major area of activity now is making an interactive resident website as part of
the RSNJ website which will deal with issues pertinent to residents, and also educational
opportunities, communication and program links among other things.
In forming this section we are trying to incorporate various ideas and positive features
of some of the more successfully run resident sections in the country, notably those of
Massachusetts, New York, Michigan and Florida,
There are a lot of issues unique to residents as a group, which a well functioning
resident section should be able to address, with the support of the state radiological
society. We are working on various mechanisms to heighten resident participation within
the RPS, RSNJ and the ACR.
Any ideas and suggestions towards this initiative are very welcome.
Thank you.
Ajay Sood MD
Resident Representative to the Executive Committee
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