Citizenship in radiology: defining a concept and proposing its measure.

Authors :: Lee CI
Herrington WT
Donner EM 3rd
Bluth EI
Source :: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR [J Am Coll Radiol] 2013 Jun; Vol. 10 (6), pp. 410-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Apr 12.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: Merely suggesting that radiologists answer the call to bolster and secure the future of their own specialty has not resulted in increased activism. Therefore, the ACR Commission on Human Resources has developed a definition for the concept of citizenship in radiology and explicit descriptions of the activities associated with it. Furthermore, the authors introduce a methodology for the measurement and valuation of individual radiologists' contributions to group practices and to the specialty as a whole. These measures can in turn be used to promote, acknowledge, recognize, and incentivize citizenship activity among radiologists at the local, regional, and national levels.<br /> (Copyright © 2013 American College of Radiology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)