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Characteristics of Radiologists' Clinical Practice Patterns by Career Stage.

Andrew B Rosenkrantz1, Howard B Fleishon2, Patricia A Hudgins3

  • 1Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Medical Center, 660 First Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10016.

Academic Radiology
|May 12, 2019
PubMed
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The radiologist workforce significantly declines after 30 years postresidency. However, later-career radiologists maintain substantial clinical work, highlighting the need for retention strategies to meet imaging demands.

Area of Science:

  • Radiology
  • Medical Practice Management
  • Health Workforce Studies

Background:

  • Understanding radiologist practice patterns across career stages is crucial for workforce planning.
  • The aging radiologist population and potential workforce shortages necessitate analysis of late-career contributions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the clinical practice patterns of radiologists based on their career stage.
  • To analyze how billed services and modality utilization change with years postresidency.

Main Methods:

  • Extracted 2016 Medicare billed services for 28,463 radiologists.
  • Weighted clinical work using work relative value units.
  • Summarized practice patterns by decades after residency, correlating with medical school graduation years.
Keywords:
Career stageHealth policyMedicareRadiologist workforce

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Main Results:

  • The radiologist workforce drops significantly after 30 years postresidency.
  • Radiologists aged 31-40 years maintained similar billed clinical work and modality distribution as earlier career stages.
  • Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging use decreased slightly in later career stages, while nuclear medicine increased, and radiography/fluoroscopy dominated in the very late career stage (≥51 years).

Conclusions:

  • A substantial decline in the active radiologist workforce occurs approximately 30 years after residency.
  • Later-career radiologists (31-40 years postresidency) remain highly productive, contributing significantly to clinical work across modalities.
  • Strategies to retain experienced radiologists are essential to address growing clinical demands, support early-career physicians, and ensure patient access to imaging services.