Published in:
01-08-2014 | Commentary
Specialty Status for Interventional Radiology: The Time is Now
Authors:
Michael J. Lee, Anna-Maria Belli, Elias Brountzos, Robert Morgan, Jim A. Reekers
Published in:
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
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Issue 4/2014
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Excerpt
The rapid growth of interventional radiology (IR) during the past 20 years has led to the formation of IR societies in most European countries. However, in many European countries, IR is hampered by a lack of specialty status, which would allow it to determine its own future in terms of clinical practice, governance, training, and certification. In 2009, the Union of European Medical Specialists (UEMS) recognized IR as a distinct specialty of radiology. This landmark vote by the UEMS to recognize IR as a specialty has resulted in a number of European countries pursuing the same objective. Now is the time to seek specialty status for IR throughout Europe, within the house of radiology. …
