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Divan S, Elsingergy HM, Musa A, Elsingergy MM, Berryhill B, Altinok G. A breakdown of how diagnostic radiology residency became increasingly competitive for US doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs) and international medical graduates (IMGs). Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2025:S0363-0188(25)00077-5. [PMID: 40254509 DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2025.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2024] [Revised: 02/20/2025] [Accepted: 04/16/2025] [Indexed: 04/22/2025]
Abstract
Diagnostic Radiology has emerged as an increasingly competitive specialty posing a significant challenge for aspirants, particularly for Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs) and International Medical Graduates (IMGs). This could be attributed to the field's dynamic nature, flexibility of career paths, and high job demand. This article delves into a decade's worth of matching trends in diagnostic radiology, underscoring the unique obstacles faced by DOs and IMGs including possible implicit biases, logistical hurdles, and the implications of the USMLE Step 1's transition to pass/fail scoring. It offers practical solutions to level the playing field, such as expanding clinical and research opportunities for applicants, encouraging residency programs to address implicit biases, increasing curriculum adaptability in osteopathic and foreign medical schools, and exploring accreditation reforms. Together, these recommendations aim to create a more equitable selection process and mitigate the systemic barriers DOs and IMGs face in securing highly sought-after radiology residency spots.
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- Sakina Divan
- College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- College of Medicine at the Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA; Department of Radiology at Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA
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- College of Medicine at the Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA; Department of Radiology at Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA.
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- College of Medicine at the Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA; Department of Radiology at Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA
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- College of Medicine at the Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA; Department of Radiology at Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA
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Almuhanna AF, Alsultan DH, Almohsen DS, AlHuraish DS, AlRatrout FN, Alzanadi RH, Sharbini NT. Factors Influencing Choosing Diagnostic Radiology As a Specialty Among Medical Students. Acad Radiol 2025; 32:2371-2377. [PMID: 39800602 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2024.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2024] [Revised: 12/06/2024] [Accepted: 12/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2025]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES Radiology plays a crucial role in modern healthcare as it facilitates the diagnosis and treatment of various medical conditions in different specialties. Therefore, this study aimed to gain insights into the factors that contribute to medical students choosing radiology as a future career. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study used an online, self-administered questionnaire. Data were collected exclusively from medical students at Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University in Saudi Arabia from August to September 2023. The chi-square test was used to assess the factors associated with medical students' choices as a future specialty. RESULTS A total of 431 eligible respondents completed the survey; 267 (61.9%) were female, and their ages ranged from 18-36 years. When asked about their specialty of choice, 209 (48.5%) were interested in surgery and internal medicine, whereas only 81 (18.8%) chose radiology. Regarding the factors influencing the choice of radiology, the majority (85.6%) reported the importance of lifestyle in their choice, followed by the impact on patient care (83.5%), work environment (82.1%), intellectual challenge (79.8%), presence of procedures (76.6%), degree of patient contact (76.1%), and pre-existing experience of radiology (75.9%). CONCLUSION Many factors influence medical students' choices of radiology as a future career. Predominantly, the working environment, current exposure, knowledge of the specialty, extent of patient contact, and work-life balance were chosen as the main factors affecting medical students' choices when considering radiology as a future specialty.
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- Afnan Fahad Almuhanna
- Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia (A.F.A.).
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- College of Medicine and Surgery, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia (D.H.A., D.S.A, D.S.AlH., F.N.A., R.H.A., N.T.S.).
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- College of Medicine and Surgery, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia (D.H.A., D.S.A, D.S.AlH., F.N.A., R.H.A., N.T.S.).
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- College of Medicine and Surgery, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia (D.H.A., D.S.A, D.S.AlH., F.N.A., R.H.A., N.T.S.).
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- College of Medicine and Surgery, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia (D.H.A., D.S.A, D.S.AlH., F.N.A., R.H.A., N.T.S.).
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- College of Medicine and Surgery, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia (D.H.A., D.S.A, D.S.AlH., F.N.A., R.H.A., N.T.S.).
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- College of Medicine and Surgery, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia (D.H.A., D.S.A, D.S.AlH., F.N.A., R.H.A., N.T.S.).
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Malhotra A, Futela D, Khunte M, Wu X, Payabvash S, Gandhi D, Jordan JE. Intersectionality and Faculty Compensation in Academic Radiology in U.S. Acad Radiol 2024; 31:5228-5231. [PMID: 39069435 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2024.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2024] [Revised: 07/10/2024] [Accepted: 07/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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BACKGROUND The impact of intersectionality on academic radiology physician compensation is not well known. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to assess impact of intersectionality on academic radiology financial compensation, based on rank, gender and race/ethnicity in US medical schools. METHODS Data were collected from the AAMC Faculty Salary Survey, which collects information for full-time faculty at U.S. medical schools. Financial compensation data for radiology faculty with MD or equivalent degree in diagnostic radiology (DR) as well as interventional radiology (IR) was collected for 2023, stratified by rank, gender, and race/ethnicity. RESULTS The AAMC Faculty Salary Survey data for 2023 included responses for 683 IR (138 women, 545 men) and 2431 DR (862 women, 1569 men) faculty. Men had a higher median compensation than women at all ranks, for both IR and DR, except DR instructors. The gender pay gap was greater in IR faculty compared to DR faculty of the same rank. All intersectional groups among IR faculty reported a lower median compensation compared to White men of the same rank. All intersectional groups among DR faculty, except Asian Men, had a lower median compensation than White men of the same rank. Among IR faculty, Asian women assistant professors faced the greatest disparity in median compensation, down to $75 K (15%) lower than White men. Among DR faculty, Black/African American women assistant professors faced the greatest disparity on median compensation, down to $48 K (10.5%) lower than White men. CONCLUSION The study results raise important concerns about impact of intersectionality on faculty compensation in radiology which needs further study and should be addressed as part of broader drive to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in academic radiology.
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- Ajay Malhotra
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, Box 208042, Tompkins East 2, 333 Cedar St, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8042, USA.
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance, Torrance, California, USA; Chair of the ACR Commission on Neuroradiology, Member-at-large for the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) and Member of the ASNR board of directors
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Steinhardt NP, Chilukuri SR, Tuburan SP, Simoneaux SF, Parikh AK. Trends in gender representation at the annual meetings of the Society for Pediatric Radiology. Pediatr Radiol 2024; 54:2086-2088. [PMID: 39365447 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-024-06063-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2024] [Revised: 09/18/2024] [Accepted: 09/19/2024] [Indexed: 10/05/2024]
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- Nicole P Steinhardt
- Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Navarro-Ballester A. Letter to Editor Re: "Why Medical Students Pursue Radiology: A Current Longitudinal Survey on Motivations and Controversial Issues in Radiology". Acad Radiol 2024; 31:1724. [PMID: 38272729 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2023.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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- Antonio Navarro-Ballester
- Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital General Universitari de Castelló, Castellón de la Plana (Castellón), Benicasim avenue, 128, 12,004, Spain.
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