RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Academic Neuroradiology: 2023 Update on Turn-Around Time, Financial Recruitment and Retention Strategies
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP ajnr.A8321
DO 10.3174/ajnr.A8321
A1 Wintermark, Max
A1 Allen, Jason W.
A1 Bhala, Rahul
A1 Doshi, Amish H.
A1 Mukherjee, Sugoto
A1 Nickerson, Joshua
A1 Rykken, Jeffrey B.
A1 Shah, Vinil
A1 Tanabe, Jody
A1 Kennedy, Tabassum
YR 2024
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/early/2024/04/29/ajnr.A8321.abstract
AB The ASNR Neuroradiology Division Chief Working Group's 2023 survey, with responses from 62 division chiefs, provides insights into turn-around times, faculty recruitment, moonlighting opportunities, and academic funds.In emergency cases, 61% aim for a turn-around time of less than 45-60 minutes, with two-thirds meeting this expectation more than 75% of the time. For inpatient CT and MRI scans, 54% achieve a turn-around time of 4-8 hours, with three quarters meeting this expectation at least 50% of the time. Outpatient scans have an expected turn-around time of 24-48 hours, which is met in 50% of cases.Faculty recruitment strategies included 35% offering sign-on bonuses, with a median of $30,000. Additionally, 23% provided bonuses to fellows during fellowship to retain them in the practice upon completion of their fellowship. Internal moonlighting opportunities for faculty were offered by 70% of divisions, with a median pay of $250 per hour.The median annual academic fund for a full-time neuroradiology faculty member was $6,000, typically excluding license fees but including ACR and ABR membership, leaving $4,000 for professional expenses.This survey calls for further dialogue on adapting and innovating academic institutions to meet evolving needs in neuroradiology.