ARRS Resident/Fellow in Radiology Awards

2023 Recipients

	Elliot T. Varney, MD University of Mississippi Medical Center Melissa Rosado de Christenson Award MR Proton Density Fat Fraction Suitability for Fat Quantification Across the Spectrum of Normal to Severe Steatosis—A Prospective Comparative Analysis of Multiple Noninvasive Tests
	Vincius Alves, MD Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center President's Award Prospective Characterization of Intestinal MRI Intravoxel Incoherent Motion in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Small-Bowel Crohn Disease
	Luca Pasquini, MD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Executive Council Award Lack of speech arrest during cortical stimulation in patients with brain tumors is associated with inter-hemispheric reorganization of the functional language network
	Pallavi Srivastava, M.B.B.S., MPH University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Executive Council Award Non-invasive assessment of white matter tissue microstructure using multi-shell diffusion MRI in preclinical and prodromal stages of dementia

About the Awards

The ARRS Resident/Fellow in Radiology Awards are available to residents and fellows in radiology and radiological science research to recognize their research and present their work at the ARRS Annual Meeting. Awards are based on the competence and promise of the candidate in radiology research, education, or administration and the scientific merit and potential impact of the candidate's research. The Award includes a presentation of their research at the ARRS Annual Meeting. Any associated travel expenses are the responsibility of the awardee.

The ARRS Scholarship is funded through The Roentgen Fund^® of the ARRS. One of three awards may be given to a resident/fellow:

Executive Council Award (2) - $1,000 each

President's Award - $2,000

Melissa Rosado de Christenson Award - $2,000

This Award honors Dr. Melissa Rosado de Christenson who has greatly impacted the field of radiology as well as been a pioneer for many radiologists around the world.

General Qualifications

Candidates must meet the following qualifications:

• ARRS member at the time the application is submitted and for the duration of the award
• Earned MD or DO (or equivalent) from an accredited institution
• Currently in residency or fellowship training

Candidates' research must meet the following qualifications:

• If not the sole author, it is expected that the applicant has performed the majority of the work and is the first author.
• Papers must be on the clinical application of the discipline of radiology and radiological science.
• The paper should not have been previously presented, published, or submitted for presentation or publication. The only exception is the paper may be submitted for the ARRS Annual Meeting for the Annual Meeting year coinciding with the Award year. For example, an applicant for a 2022 Resident in Radiology Award may have also submitted the paper as an oral presentation/electronic exhibit abstract for the 2022 ARRS Annual Meeting.

Only one submission per applicant permitted.

Application Process

To apply, please submit all application components detailed below in PDF format to the application by the deadline.

The application deadline for the 2024 Resident/Fellow in Radiology Awards is Monday, January 8, 2024.

Submit Application

• A cover page from the applicant stating his/her name, address, phone and fax numbers, and email address, for use by the ARRS Education Office
• An electronic copy (PDF format preferred) of the manuscript and any illustrations. The manuscript format should follow the American Journal of Roentgenology Guidelines for Authors.
• A curriculum vitae
• A letter from the program director attesting that:
  1. The author is a radiology resident or fellow;
  2. The work is primarily the effort of the applicant resident/fellow;
  3. Each co-author has contributed to the work;
  4. The manuscript has not been previously presented/published, submitted for presentation/publication, and will not be submitted for presentation/publication while it is being considered for an ARRS Resident in Radiology Award.

Selection

Selection of the Awardees is based on: (1) The competence and promise of the candidate in research, education, or administration related to medical imaging; and (2) The strength of the candidate's manuscript based on scientific merit and potential impact.

Applications are reviewed by the ARRS Roentgen Fund Board of Trustees. Up to four awards may be given each year. All candidates are notified of the selection decisions. Award-winning papers are required to be presented at the ARRS Annual Meeting.