Development of CARROS Activities

In the Summer of 2023, CARROS focused on a variety of activities, including member recognition, legislative efforts, support of ACR activities, and developing plans for membership outreach. 

CARROS Nominations for Fellowship & Honorary Fellowship - The CARROS Fellowship and Executive Committees reviewed and submitted nominations for ACR Fellowship and Honorary Fellowship. All CARROS nominations were subsequently approved and candidates will be recognized at the 2024 ACR Annual Meeting.

• Approved for Fellowship in 2024

  • Eric Chang, MD

  • Bradford Hoppe, MD

  • Naomi Schechter, MD

• Approved for Honorary Fellowship in 2024

  • Hiroshi Onishi, MD

Legislative Efforts

• Supported the SPARC Act, student loan forgiveness for specialists in rural areas

• Increased engagement in the Radiology Advocacy Network (RAN)

  • CARROS is represented in the RAN by Andrew Farach, MD and Laeton Pang, MD, FACR

CARROS lobbying of ACR activities

• Increase small states’ representation from 1 to 2 in ACR Council to improve diversity & mentoring

• Coordinate discussions across multiple interested groups to address the acute physicist shortage

• Develop Rad-Path course through AIRP to improve understanding of relationship of diagnostic imaging findings and tumor and normal tissue characteristics before and after radiation therapy

• Develop National Clinical Research Associate Initiative to improve diversity and inclusion in clinical trials, including building bridges with ASCO