Practical Strategies to Retain Radiologists

Jay R Parikh; Frank Lexa

doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2023.11.026

Practical Strategies to Retain Radiologists

J Am Coll Radiol. 2023 Dec 13:S1546-1440(23)01021-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2023.11.026. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Jay R Parikh¹, Frank Lexa²

Affiliations

¹ Professor, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: jrparikh@mdanderson.org.
² Professor and Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs, Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

PMID: 38101499
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2023.11.026

Abstract

Since the great resignation associated with the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, radiology practices are now challenged with maintaining adequate radiology staffing requirements to cope with increasing clinical workload requirements. The authors describe practical strategies for radiology practice leaders to retain radiologists in the current challenging job market, while mitigating their burnout.

Keywords: Radiology; burnout; job market; job retention; leadership.

Grants and funding

P30 CA016672/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States