Highlights
- •This paper reviews the current state of radiology education in US medical schools and discusses the rationale for a mandatory radiology curriculum taught by radiologists.
- •With increased emphasis on value-based care and patient outcomes, students should learn appropriateness criteria, imaging safety, costs of imaging tests and economic implications of overutilization.
- •Increasing radiologist teaching and engagement with students may improve diversity and inclusivity in radiology by increasing interest in the specialty by underrepresented minorities (URMs).
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