APDR Strategic Plan

Vision:
The APDR aspires to be the premier professional association in radiology dedicated to the needs of radiology residency and fellowship program directors.

Mission Statement:
The mission of the APDR is to support the administrative, educational, recruitment, and supervisory roles of radiology residency and fellowship program directors through the sponsorship of meetings, development of educational materials and policy statements, collaboration with related societies and organizations, and communication of information relative to the current and changing regulatory requirements of radiology training programs.

Strategic Plan (short-term – 2 year goals):
1. The APDR will establish closer working relationships with radiology societies interested in the education of residents and fellows. Specific programs will be developed based on the specific relationships. For instance, with AMSER, APDR might develop a common teaching tool such as electronic teaching aides. With the American Board of Radiology, APDR would work to incorporate the core competencies into the written and oral ABR examinations. With APCR, APDR could collaborate on ways to increase the efficiency of managing radiology residency programs. APDR could develop a closer relationship with SCARD to give the chairs a more complete understanding of the duties, time commitment and problems related to being a radiology program director.

2. The APDR will continue to develop and plan its annual meeting with affiliated societies to provide the best educational program for all attendees.

3. The APDR will investigate ways to teach, to evaluate and to show improvement in teaching and evaluating the six core competencies that have been developed for residency training.

4. The APDR will continue to improve its website to allow more effective communication with its members.

5. The APDR will develop the most effective strategy for the management of the society. This needs to be concluded within the next six to twelve months.

6. The APDR will continue to work with SCARD to reach an agreement on non-clinical protected time and financial compensation for program directors.