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Titulo |
Economic Recession From the COVID-19 Pandemic Signals Recruiting Difficulty Ahead for Radiology Residency Programs |
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Autoría |
Heitkamp DE, Gupta Y, Patel TY. |
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Fuente |
Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2020 Nov-Dec 49(6):363-364. doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2020.05.003. Epub 2020 May 15. 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2020.05.003 |
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Resumen |
Although diagnostic radiology (DR) is often considered a competitive specialty in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) annual match, in truth, its popularity has always fluctuated over time. The most recent decline in medical student interest occurred abruptly in 2009 following the onset of the Great Recession. Indications are that the exodus resulted from a convergence of several independent economic forces: the looming uncertainty of the Affordable Care Act on the prevailing radiology business model, the effect of successive cuts to Medicare imaging revenue, and the impact of the recession on the radiology job market. The end result was a protracted 7-year struggle to recruit students into radiology, ultimately prompting education leaders to consider reducing the number of residency positions offered in the match. |
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URL |
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32425313 |
