More recently, by arrangement with the Maltese government, Maltese doctors have been training in Radiology in Ireland. When trained, these radiologists will return to work in Malta. These efforts of the Faculty have answered, in a small way, the constant requests from many countries for assistance in the training of radiologists and postgraduate teaching in specialist areas. Thus, a Faculty in existence for less than 26 years has contributed significantly to training programmes abroad. This supports the Faculty Postgraduate Training Programmes.
Firms also assist and support the scientific meetings.
Some have helped in specific ways. Nycomed provide the Travel Fund, applicable to Post-Primary Trainees to assist them in presenting scientific papers at meetings abroad and also provide funding for the Annual Nycomed Lecture. Schering underwrites the Annual Refresher course every March. Merck supports the professorial Fund. Agfa-Gevaert established a Fund to award a prize to the candidates in the Primary and Final Fellowship examinations who had attained a defined high mark.