American College of Radiology to Open Education Center in Virginia

by Barbara Kram, Editor | July 03, 2007

The ACR Education Center will push beyond the limitations of traditional learning models with such dynamic features as:

-- Hands-on experience through interactive format

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-- Unmatched repository of data sets

-- Certificate of proficiency - for maintenance of certification, hospital credentialing, and insurance accreditation

-- Best-in-class teaching techniques

-- Learner-driven software and hardware

-- High-end computer terminals at individual workstations

-- Mentored self-study

-- Customized simulators for applied learning

"The ACR is once again raising the bar, setting the highest standards for quality in education. From lecture-based learning to interactive self-guided study to practical application, the ACR Education Center will advance medical training to the next step, fully integrating knowledge with skill," said Ruben Mezrich, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the ACR Education Center Committee.

The goal is to not only offer the opportunity to earn SAM certificates and CME credits but also documentation of proficiency in individual procedures. The ACR Education Center will grant certificates of proficiency (COP) for a variety of training programs, such as interventional radiological procedures, uterine artery embolization, carotid stent grafts, radio frequency ablation, abdominal procedures, and more.

COPs will also become increasingly more important as third-party entities seek to qualify the use of new technologies with demonstrated training requirements. Insurance companies, hospital credentialing boards, and government agencies may soon impose special training requirements beyond board certification on a number of diagnostic imaging and interventional methods.

"As we continue to offer ongoing education for radiologists from residency to retirement, the ACR Education Center will enable the College to take the lead in another unique, untapped aspect of radiologic lifelong learning and provide vital training that will benefit radiologists and their patients nationwide," said ACR Executive Director Harvey L. Neiman, M.D.

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