RESIDENT SECTION UPDATE
This is the inaugural update letter for the Ohio State Radiological Society, Resident Section (OSRSRS), and I am Phil Calendine, the current President of this society, and a third year (PGY IV) radiology resident at OSU. The current vice-president is Rosemary Klecker, also a third year radiology resident at OSU. Now, before your interest is lost, allow me to say that I do apologize for all the acronyms usually used in letters like this... OSRS, ACR, DOA. etc. I will strive to be as clear as possible, without belaboring points, as I am doing now. But first, a pause for humor...
You know you're a radiologist when....
- Friends recognize you have an M.D. (or D.O.) but can*t figure out what it is you do.
- You know that concha bullosa isn’t a tropical drink.
- NHL means lymphoma, not hockey.
- You verbally punctuate when talk with people. . . “You can put that on the table, period, new paragraph. . . please indent, how was your day, question mark”
- You don’t fall asleep watching ultrasounds.
- You DO fall asleep listening to surgeons and internists!
- You talk to yourself much more than usual...even in public.
- SOB is not a derogatory comment.
- You hedge on whether the cafeteria “meat dish” is chicken or pork.
- All your physician friends wish they had your job!
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Who are we?
The Ohio State Radiological Society (OSRS) is the state chapter of the American College of Radiology (ACR)... the ACR is a national college (or group) dedicated to protecting the field of radiology while ensuring the best radiological imaging for patients. It is analogous to the Surgeons College or Pathology College. There is a national meeting for the ACR every September when specific laws and such with potential influence on the field of radiology (including radiation oncology) are reviewed. Also, many standards are created to ensure high quality studies... Mammography being the first, but now including U/S. Mm, and others. The OSRS acts locally on state issues influencing our field. The OSRS meets annually, rotating through the major cities (this year it is in Cleveland).
Why do I care? I just want to pass boards!
In the last several years remarkably important legislation (that word makes me cringe) has been passed which has influenced repayment... MONEY WE GET (or don’t get) SOMEDAY in the "Big Leagues". Example: HCFA (Health Care Financing Association) is a Federal group used to "contain cost". They are responsible for the recent legislation passed allowing NURSE PRACTITIONERS to open, run and INDEPENDENTLY ORDER, PERFORM, and INTERPRET X-.RAYS, if the state oks (okays) it. So far this has not happened in Ohio, but unless the OSRS keeps an ear to the ground and fights, it will. The nurses union is very strong and very wealthy (money makes it happen).
But I'm broke...
Hey, me, too! But there is essentially NO COST to us as residents (might have to drive somewhere for a meeting, but the food is good). As a resident you are already a member of the ACR, OSRS and OSRSRS!
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