"Information is a commodity. Effective education and training leads beyond information to insight and wisdom."

Anthony Mancuso, MD

Dr. Mancuso graduated from the University of Miami School of Medicine in 1973 being elected to AOA in his junior year. He then completed a Residency and fellowship training in Diagnostic Radiology, including 2 years of subspecialty Neuroradiology training, at UCLA Health and the University of Utah. As a resident and then faculty member at UCLA Health he was fortunate to form an enduring relationship with a founding member of organized Neuroradiology in the United States, Dr. William Hanafee, as his friend and lifelong mentor. Dr. Mancuso owes much of the professional development in his career to Dr. Hanafee both with regard to his dedication to development of effective educational methodology and a devotion to discovery of practices that make a positive impact on patient care. He is a past President of the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology and Senior Member of the American Society of Neuroradiology.

"True measures of competency are essential to both medical training and practice."

Linda Lanier, MD

Realizing the emergence of medical imaging as fundamental to patient care and acutely aware that existing medical student curricula in the 1980s lacked education in diagnostic imaging, Dr. Lanier asked for, and was assigned, the task of creating a required curriculum in Diagnostic Imaging for Medical Students at UF. The curriculum included credit based, required coursework in imaging at the basic science level, required scope rounds during clinical rotations, and 9 electives in imaging for seniors, all taught by radiologists. This model was the first of its kind in the country and was shared at the national level with other radiologist educators (AAMC, AUR, AMSER). In 2010, Dr. Lanier became part of the formative team of the WIDI Project (“Wisdom in Diagnostic Imaging”©) an innovative, web-based, educational and assessment tool created by the UF Department of Radiology, led by Dr. Anthony Mancuso. Dr. Lanier’s primary focus since that time has been to serve as lead architect, educational designer, and content author in the development of the “Emergent/Critical Care Imaging Simulation©”, now WIDI-SIM©, a true-to-life competency assessment tool currently in its 7th year of use at programs across the country. She has worked closely with co-author, Dr. Sistrom, who has designed systems for the accumulation, organization, and analysis of data, and with other faculty who have provided cases and subspecialty expertise. The “Simulation” assesses competencies in Observation, Interpretation, Knowledge, and Communication skills, and provides opportunities to identify personal, programmatic, and universal knowledge gaps. Once identified, users are able to re-educate or improve skills via the “WIDI Learn©” platform… thus completing the educational cycle and helping professionals move toward greater competency and a higher quality of patient care.

"Proper analysis tells us when we have effective education practices"

Chris Sistrom, MD MPH PhD

As part of an ongoing relationship between MGH and the Schneider Institutes at Brandeis University, Dr. Sistrom led a collaboration (beginning in 2012) between the two organizations to use Medicare claims to analyze imaging utilization patterns across geographic service areas. In addition to articulating and quantifying geographic variation in imaging use intensity and mixture, the project generated a general taxonomy of imaging utilization in a population and methods for display of these patterns for resource use planning. During this time, Dr. Sistrom became familiar with Chris Tompkins PhD and other faculty in the Schneider Institutes and their ongoing work on the Episode Grouper for Medicare (EGM) Project. He has subsequently joined the Brandeis faculty as Distinguished Scientist to participate in the core team executing the EGM effort. Dr. Sistrom has been doing scholarly research and publishing about radiology appropriateness and utilization management since 1993 and he has been continuously involved in developing the informatics infrastructure for the AC resulting in several seminal papers about imaging appropriateness concepts and use of order entry decision support in managing imaging utilization. This work has expanded to include stewardship of ACRSelect EMR embedded decision support which is now delivered internationally by National Decision Support Company (NDSC).

"You only recognize what you know"

Ronald Quisling, MD

Dr. Quisling graduated from the University of Wisconsin Medical School-Madison in 1969. He continued with his surgical internship at the University of Texas-Southwestern. In 1970 he began his Radiology residency at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor where he also completed residency a 2 year NINDS sponsored Neuroradiology Fellowship. Dr. Quisling had been drafted into the military in 1970, but was deferred for Neuroradiology fellowship training until 1974. He was sent to Martin Army Hospital at Fort Benning, GA for two years. While there, he developed a Neuroradiology Referral service for Army Hospitals in the southeast including interventional and diagnostic services. In 1976 Dr. Quisling joined the Radiology Department at the University of Florida Medical Center. Dr. Quisling spent his entire 41 year professional career there, during which time he was the director of the Neuroradiology Division. Currently, Dr. Quisling is an emeritus Professor still working in the department on educational projects, such as WIDI Learn Project.

"Great surfers and great radiologists both see details where others see only noise."

Roberta Moore “Robbie” Slater, MD

Dr. Slater practiced general radiology for twenty years years in both hospital and outpatient locations. Returning to the University of Florida in 2007, she began working in adult and pediatric body imaging. Dr. Slater has focused on teaching residents and medical students for the last ten years, sharing her extensive knowledge of the culture and business of private practice. As a member of the faculty, Dr. Slater especially enjoyed working one-on-one with residents, always with "classic rock" playing in the background. She has been the recipient of several "Exemplary Teacher" awards from the University of Florida, College of Medicine.

"I envision my legacy as the next generation of radiologists."

Dhanashree (Dhana) Rajderkar, MD

A strong clinician, Dr Rajderkar aspires to ensure her trainees equally possess the essential skills of a radiologist, including visual expertise, attention to detail, critical thinking, and excellent communication skills. Dr Rajderkar’s dedication to research is evidenced by her many peer-reviewed publications and scientific/oral presentations. However, her soul lies in resident education, and she has recently devoted the majority of her time to assist residents with presenting more than 40 educational exhibits at the local, national and international levels since joining the Department of Radiology in July 2014. She believes that as a teacher, she can cultivate a very successful generation of future radiologists.

"Our education team walks the walk. It's great to be a part of it!"

Ivan Davis, MD

During his time in residency, Dr. Davis was awarded the RSNA Research & Education Foundation Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award. He has also served on committees focused on residency education, ACR MRI accreditation, decreasing emergency department imaging turnaround times, and improving radiologist workflow.