Chapter 13: Training Radiology Residents and MD Anderson as an Educational Institution

In this segment, Dr. Podoloff discusses his role as Education Coordinator of Resident Training for the Department of Nuclear Medicine and related issues in education. He begins by emphasizing the apprentice-style education of residents and the difference between looking at a radiology film and interpreting the images there. He notes that he became Education Coordinator because residents requested that he serve that role. He talks about developing a template for evaluating education effectiveness. He also explains why MD Anderson’s education of residents is unusual because they don’t interpret films and talks about the pros and cons of this. Dr. Podoloff then talks about changes to medical education. He observes that MD Anderson offers education to individuals at the advanced fellowship level. He also notes that he talks to students about ethics and economics.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/1738/thumbnail.jp