Radiological Society of New Jersey Resident and Fellow Section

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AMA Award for Ajay Sood MD

Dr. Ajay Sood, founding chair of the Resident and Fellow Section of the Radiological Society of New Jersey and Chief Resident in Diagnostic Radiology at Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, has been selected by the American Medical Association for a 2004 AMA national Leadership Award, awarded by the AMA Foundation to twenty young physicians, fellows, residents and medical students nationwide. The program encourages involvement in organized medicine and continued leadership development among the country's brightest and most energetic leaders in medicine. With the presentation of the awards, the AMA Foundation strives to encourage and stimulate the highest standards of integrity, commitment to service, community involvement and altruism in the medical profession. The award will be presented at a special ceremony in Washington DC in March, in conjunction with the National Advocacy Conference of the American Medical Association.

Sood was also recently awarded the prestigious 2003 'J T Rutherford' Fellowship for Government Relations by the American College of Radiology. Also, he was appointed last year to serve on the ACR Commission on Government and Public Relations, and more recently to the ACR national task force on medical liability reform. His efforts have been featured multiple times in the Bulletin of the American College of Radiology.

His many honors also include the 2002 and 2003 Radiology Resident Research awards of the Radiological Society of North America Research and Education Foundation. He is the resident delegate for various ethnic organizations and professional associations at the state, regional, and national level including the American Medical Association, Radiological Society of North America and Philadelphia Roentgen Ray Society, where he has won numerous awards. He is also the chair for the medical student, resident and fellow section of the American Association of Radiologists of Indian Origin. Dr. Sood has served on several committees and leadership positions at Cooper Hospital.

This is indeed an honor for our section. There are multiple ways to get involved with the ACR, starting with involvement with your resident section. For more information on the JT Rutherford internship, visit the ACR web site.

Radiology residents are an important priority of both the Radiological Society of New Jersey and the American College of Radiology. They represent the future of both the specialty and our respective societies and it is from their ranks that tomorrow's leaders will emerge. All radiology residents are automatically accorded membership in both the RSNJ and ACR free of charge in order to foster lifelong membership. Currently there are over 100 resident (junior) members of the RSNJ. Residents, attending radiologists and radiation oncologist members of the RSNJ and ACR enjoy many significant benefits which are promoted on this website (please see the Welcome, Why Join the ACR? and Activities sections).

Educational Activities

The RSNJ through the Educational Committee sponsors eight lectures a year, covering a variety of current topics in Radiology. Once a year, the RSNJ also sponsors a continuing Medical Education Symposium in a subspecialty area, which is free for members of the RFS. This meeting, planned in conjunction with the Academy of Medicine of New Jersey, occurs during a weekend in the Fall. Past topics have included: MRI, Breast Imaging, and Ultrasound. A complete list of these activities with topics, dates, times, and locations can be found elsewhere on this site under the Activities section.

Job Listings

In addition to the Educational activities discussed above, the RSNJ maintains a list of job opportunities to aid graduating residents in finding employment. A similar listing is available on a nationwide basis through the ACR.

Socioeconomic and Legislative Activities

Other important functions of the RSNJ are to:

1. promote quality radiological services for patients in New Jersey

2. maintain high ethical standards in the practice of radiology

3. represent the radiological community with respect to regulatory, legislative, and

4. socioeconomic health issues that arise in the state.

These issues are discussed at the RSNJ Executive Committee each month. A semi-annual meeting in November and an annual meeting in April are held for the general membership. Both feature a review of recent chapter events, a detailed legal/legislative report, and a guest speaker on relevant socioeconomic issues. Detailed monthly reports written by the President and our attorney, John Fanburg are posted under the Membership section of the RSNJ website. Access to some sections of the website is limited to RSNJ members only; the password can be obtained by contacting the RSNJ Executive Director.