Learning to Share

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Professional excellence is difficult to achieve outside of a good organization. Conversely, flourishing organizations are difficult to develop without good people. A domain where the intersection of professional and organizational goods is particularly important, especially in our information age, is the sharing of knowledge. If our profession is to thrive in the years to come, it is vital that we become better knowledge sharers.

Knowledge sharing involves more than just giving people information. It means collaboration in the pursuit of knowledge or its application. Whether the organization in question is a radiology department, a family, a business, a university, or a whole society, its flourishing hinges to a substantial degree on the quality of knowledge sharing that takes place within it. This bears important implications for radiology departments and the people who work in them. We need to encourage our students, residents, and colleagues to ponder the meaning of knowledge sharing, why it is important, how it can be done, and what consequences are likely to flow from failing at it.

Above all, we need to prepare tomorrow’s radiologists to share knowledge effectively. We, our organizations, and the entire profession of medicine will not flourish unless we do. This article will explore the importance of sharing knowledge, with special emphasis on its pedagogical implications.

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Richard B. Gunderman. 1Department of Radiology, Indiana University