ACR Presidential Address ACR: Imagine the World Without Her

Abstract Imagine the world without the ACR. Imagine that Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen had died before November 8, 1895. Imagine that Albert Soiland, MD, had not founded the ACR in 1923. What would medicine look like now? The ACR is important in many ways: advocacy and economics, education, quality and sa...

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Published inJournal of the American College of Radiology Vol. 12; no. 9; pp. 887 - 891
Main Author Ellenbogen, Paul H., MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2015
Subjects
Advocacy and economics
Diagnostic Imaging - trends
diversity
Humans
Organizational Objectives
Radiology
Radiology - trends
Societies, Medical - organization & administration
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United States
United States
unique educational offerings
Advocacy and economics
diversity
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Summary:Abstract Imagine the world without the ACR. Imagine that Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen had died before November 8, 1895. Imagine that Albert Soiland, MD, had not founded the ACR in 1923. What would medicine look like now? The ACR is important in many ways: advocacy and economics, education, quality and safety, clinical research, publication, leadership, and diversity. The ACR is vital to patients, radiologists, and other physicians. The ACR is unique: No other organization or group of societies could fill the void. So instead of imagining a world without the ACR, imagine a better world—one in which patients always come first, and all imaging professionals are active members of the ACR. We are the lucky ones—we can change the world.
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ISSN:1546-1440
1558-349X
DOI:10.1016/j.jacr.2015.05.025