The year I served as President was an exiting time for APDR. Many changes in the RRC and ABR were underway. There was much discussion through the year about the value of the Internship year, the structure of our residency training programs and the way the ABR was going to change how the examination was to be administered. I think if I had to summarize my role in all of this activity would be that of communication. I felt it was very important to keep my Board active and informed throughout the whole year. Numerous emails, as well as frequent conference calls accomplished this goal.
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APDR Achievement Award - Janet L. Strife, MD
The Achievement Award of the Association of Program Directors in Radiology (APDR) is given to Janet L. Strife, MD, in recognition of her lifelong efforts to improve resident education and training, her strong mentorship of many residents and fellows, and her leadership in trying to improve the quality of care. Janet did her undergraduate training at Oberlin College and received her MD degree from the New Jersey College of Medicine. She married a classmate from medical school, and both were pediatric interns at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital when call was every other night and every other weekend. The Viet Nam years created turbulence, and her first 2 years of radiology residency were at the University of Cincinnati; when her husband was drafted, she moved to Johns Hopkins, where she completed her residency. She stayed at Johns Hopkins, taking a pediatric radiology fellowship with John Dorst, MD, before joining the faculty for a few years. In l978, Dr Strife and her husband both returned to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, where they have spent their careers.
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