Academic Radiology
Volume 16, Issue 10 , Pages 1292-1301 , October 2009

An Integrated Model for Radiology Education: Development of a Year-long Curriculum in Imaging with Focus on Ambulatory and Multidisciplinary Medicine

  • Kitt Shaffer, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Boston Medical Center, Boston University Medical School, 88 East Newton Street, Boston, MA 02118
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: K.S.
    • ,
  • Joshua M. Ng, BA

      Affiliations

    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • David A. Hirsh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA

Received 11 February 2009 ,Accepted 1 June 2009.

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PII: S1076-6332(09)00326-2

doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2009.06.002

Academic Radiology
Volume 16, Issue 10 , Pages 1292-1301 , October 2009

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