ROLE: Educational Leadership
Name: David M. Naeger MD
Department: Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
1. Name your educational leadership role(s):
Co-Chair of the Dept. of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Medical Student Education Committee, CoDirector of the Goldberg Center for Advanced Imaging Education, and Executive Board member of the
Alliance of Medical Student Educators in Radiology (AMSER)
2. Your role(s): Describe your role(s) and specifically what you contribute.
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Co-Lead the 12-member departmental committee on medical student education
Co-Direct operations of the UCSF Goldberg Center
Represent UCSF in national programs and administrative initiatives involving medical student
education in radiology
School of Medicine Career Advisor for the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
3. Groups served and amount of contact: Describe types, levels and numbers of stakeholders
(faculty, students, residents); amount of contact you have with them.
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UCSF and visiting medical students (n=370 per year across years 1,2,3, and 4)
4. Builds on best practice/evidence: Describe your preparation, including the use of best practice and
evidence where available, and your professional development.
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Membership and participation in the American College of Radiology (ACR), the Association of
University Radiologists (AUR), and the Alliance of Medical Student Educators in Radiology (AMSER)
organizations that help establish teaching standards and appropriate use of imaging.
As an ACR Gaps and Outcomes subcommittee member, I help identify national educational gaps
Participation in faculty development opportunities at UCSF
I speak regularly with colleagues across the country as to their experiences and best practices in
education administration
I co-chaired a Radiology Department workgroup on career development and mentoring strategies 5. Vision and goals: Describe vision, goals and / or congruence with national , institutional , curriculum ,
a n d / o r program goals. If these are extensive, provide just a few illustrative examples.
I co-authored a report on a national ACR/AMSER funded survey on radiology education in the US.
Reference: Straus CM, Webb EM, Kondo, KL, Phillips AW, Naeger DM, et al. JACR, Online proof
4/7/2014. A number of findings resulted, which guide our initiatives:
o Medical school deans and radiology department chairs describe an increasing need for
undergraduate medical imaging education
o Deans and chairs report the need for vertical integration with a shift toward introducing medical
imaging education earlier in the 4-year curriculum.
o Many recommended increased use of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria
o Many recommended increased use of digital teaching materials and self-learning modules.
6. Methods: Describe the methods used to achieve goals, and how these align with institutional
priorities and resources, and innovative solutions.
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Provide more imaging education, more vertical integration, and earlier introduction of material:
Radiology content is now presented across all 4-years beginning the first week of instruction. I
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helped in the development of a point of care ultrasound curriculum for 1 years students.
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o Began a new 3 year elective
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o Expanded 4 year elective offerings
o To help offer more teaching, I’ve streamlined our recruitment and retention of educators
participating in our programs. In particular, we now have an extensive teaching database which
helps faculty be recognized for their efforts on their CVs. I extensively mentor residents involved in
teaching in our courses.
Teach appropriate exam utilization:
o Shifted emphasis of all teaching materials, including lectures, labs, and small group sessions.
o I completely restructured our primary radiology elective (Rad140.03) to focus on exam indications
and appropriate utilization, aka “the radiology elective for non-radiologists”.
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o I have created digital materials introducing the ACR appropriateness criteria to students.
Digital materials development:
o I was co-awarded an Academy Innovations Grant in 2013 to develop digital materials for our
vertical curriculum, a project which is ongoing.
o I have explored use of social media for professional uses on a local and national level.
7. Results and impact: Describe evidence of stakeholder satisfaction, learning or other outcomes,
impact on educational programs, and recognition//honors for leadership at UCSF.
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All students are now exposed to a progressive medical imaging curriculum beginning with the
essential core.
A significantly greater number of senior students take radiology electives compared to 4 years ago
(approximately 91% increase in enrollment), a testament to the broad applicability of the new
curricular emphasis.
As an AMSER Executive Board member, I have helped with meeting programming and moderation of
scientific sessions relating to medical student education
In 2012 I received UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators / Department of Radiology
and Biomedical Imaging Minagi Chair Award. This competitive award program provided 50%
academic time for 4 months to complete educational projects.
I have helped develop a successful advising and mentoring program for students interested in
Radiology. Students report being happy with the program and faculty availability; applicants match into
competitive radiology programs.
I teach others how to use social media for professional purposes, including creating a video guide and
being an official Journal of the American College of Radiology “Tweeter”
8. Dissemination: Describe how your activities have been recognized by others externally through peer
review, dissemination, use by others, or leadership awards nationally.
• My radiology administrative practices and policy opinions have been published:
o Naeger DM, Conrad M, Nguyen J, Kohi M, Webb EM. “Students Teaching Students: Evaluation of
a ‘Near-Peer’ Teaching Experience”, Acad Radiol. 20(9):1177-82, 2013
o Naeger DM, Wilcox C, Phelps A, Ordovas K, Webb EM. “Residents Teaching Medical Students:
How Do They Compare to Attending Educators?” J Am Coll Radiol. 11(1):63-7, 2014.
o CM Straus, Webb EM, Kondo KL, Phillips AW, Naeger DM, Carrico CW, Herring W, Neutze JA,
Haines R, Dodd G. Medical Imaging Education: A Summary and Recommendations Resulting
from a National Survey of Medical School and Radiology Department Leadership. J Am Coll
Radiol. Proof 4/7/2014.
o Naeger DM, Webb EM. “Social Media for Professional Purposes: Introduction to the JACR ‘How
to’ Video Guide”, J Am Coll Radiol. 10(10):736-7, 2013.
• The following administrative topics have been disseminated via national lectures:
o “Relevance of e-Communication in Healthcare” American Board of Radiology Foundation, 2010
o “Social Media Concepts and their Application to Radiology” American College of Radiology,
Intersociety Committee Summer Conference, 2012.
o “Radiologic Education of Medical Students,” session moderator, Assoc of University Radiologists,
2014
• In 2013, I was Awarded a UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Innovations Funding
Grant “The Online Integrated Radiology Curriculum (IRC) for $20,000 (PI)
9. Reflective critique: Describe your reflections, what went well and plans for improvement.
Through the AMSER Executive Board, I hope to help influence educators and curricula nationally. In
particular, I hope to push for a continued emphasis on training future non-radiologists in the rational,
appropriate, and safe utilization of imaging. At UCSF, I plan to continue to develop digital resources as
part of my Innovations Grant. Also, I anticipate spending considerable time restructure our programs as
needed to complement the new Bridges curriculum; I am participating in this effort as a new member the
Clinical Skills Workplace Learning steering committee.