A note from the Editor-in-Chief: there are now 16 female ACR gold medal winners

In 1923, the American College of Radiology (ACR) was founded, and in 1927, the first ACR Gold Medal, “awarded by the Board of Chancellors to an individual for distinguished and extraordinary service to the American College of Radiology or to the discipline of radiology”1 was bestowed. In 1931, the first ACR gold medal was awarded to a female, a female none other than the world-famous Mme. Marie Curie, who to this day is still the only female to receive two Nobel prizes. The second female ACR gold medal winner was not until 1963, when it was awarded to Edith H.

Source: Clinical Imaging - April 8, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Elizabeth Kagan Arleo Source Type: research