An amazing conversation with Dr. Melissa Davis who gives us some background and ideas on how to approach diversity from an individual and departmental perspective and how we can improve health disparities in our patient population. If you are interested in learning more make sure to check out the September issue of JACR and take a look at the organizations Dr. Davis mentions. Here are links to several. https://www.jacr.org https://www.acr.org/Member-Resources/Commissions-Committees/Women-Diversity https://snma.org https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity ..read more

In this episode we discuss the impact that healthcare and radiology have on climate change. There are many possible areas of improvement and healthcare systems can play a significant role in climate change mitigation. Please see the following resources and let us know if you are interested in helping. https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(21)00935-0/fulltext https://climatehealthconnect.org/resources/physicians-guide-climate-change-health-equity/ https://www.jacr.org/article/S1546-1440(21)00142-3/fulltext https://www.vumc.org/radiology/radiology-and-radiological-sciences-grand-rounds/radiol ..read more

In this episode I discuss the California Radiological Society's efforts to change AB890, a bill regarding independent practice for nurse practitioners with Dr. Benjamin Franc. He discusses how the CRS approached getting language within the bill changed and how that was different than the usual approach taken when working against the passage of these bills. If you have questions for Dr. Franc, he can be reached at benster@stanford.edu ..read more

Many early career radiologists have negative views of private equity backed groups in radiology, but are there positives to some of these groups? Are they all the same? In this episode we speak with Dr. Elizabeth Hawk of Radiology Partners and Dr. Dan Ortiz an associate in private practice and published author on the subject to get two very different perspectives.  ..read more

Welcome to part 2 of my discussion with Dr. Wagner. In this section we discuss the plans for the core exam going forward in 2021 and beyond. We also discuss how your MOC works and what exactly you need to accomplish to maintain certification ..read more

Listen in as we discuss the ABR Core exam and maintenance of certification (MOC) with Dr. Brent Wagner, executive director of the ABR ..read more

We speak with Dr. John Tobben about his experience of being diagnosed with Lymphoma during residency and recurrent disease during his fellowship year ..read more

In our 3rd episode we discuss women in radiology with Drs. Juliana Bueno and Carrie Rochman from UVA radiology. Enjoy the discussion ..read more

This episode focuses on the application process for diagnostic radiology residency. From a general timeline of events to what makes a successful applicant to what to do once you get an interview, we’ll discuss how to approach the process. Our guest today is Dr. Juliana Bueno,  an associate professor and associate program director of the Diagnostic Radiology residency program at the University of Virginia. It's stuffed full of helpful information from a very reliable source. Enjoy ..read more

In the inaugural episode of The Hounsfield Unit we discuss some of the factors that helped us decide on radiology as a specialty ..read more