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Moonlighting during the radiology residency.

K R Hunt1, B J Hillman, D B Witzke

  • 1Department of Radiology, University of Arizona, Tucson 85724.

Investigative Radiology
|November 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary

Radiology residents moonlight mainly due to financial pressures like student loan debt. While perceived educational benefits exist, increased moonlighting may impact traditional residency activities.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Radiology
  • Financial Health

Background:

  • Radiology residency training involves significant time commitment.
  • Moonlighting, or external work during residency, is a growing trend.
  • Understanding resident motivations for moonlighting is crucial for program development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess motivations for and attitudes toward radiology moonlighting.
  • To compare attitudes between current residents and recent practicing radiologists.
  • To evaluate the effects of moonlighting on radiology residency training.

Main Methods:

  • Survey distributed to 1,100 current fourth-year radiology residents and 1,100 practicing radiologists (trained within 10 years).
  • Data collected on motivations, attitudes, and perceived effects of moonlighting.
  • Comparison of attitudes between current residents and former residents.

Main Results:

  • 52% of both current residents and practicing radiologists moonlighted.
  • The primary motivation for moonlighting was financial, particularly student loan debt.
  • Moonlighters had higher initial residency debt and began loan repayments during training.
  • No significant differences were found in time allocation for clinical work, reading, or research between moonlighters and non-moonlighters.

Conclusions:

  • Financial reasons, especially student loan debt, are the main drivers for radiology residents to moonlight.
  • Residents perceive some educational benefits from moonlighting.
  • While no negative impacts were observed in this study, rising debt could potentially affect traditional residency productivity.

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