Today's labor market: recruiting radiologists in a time of shortages

Abstract

Recent years have brought enormous changes to the specialty of diagnostic imaging and in particular to the radiology labor market. The impact of subspecialties, the increased use of advanced imaging, and lifestyle issues driving career-related and job-related decision making by young radiologists have combined to bring about a new world of recruitment. Success in attracting, hiring, and retaining desired candidates requires acceptance of today's radiology labor market conditions. Knowledge of exactly what conditions today's entry-level candidates are seeking is key. In addition, innovation in the recruitment and development of a desirable workplace can be extremely helpful. Although these challenges may be difficult for some radiology employers to accept, it may help to know that radiology is not alone. For a wide variety of reasons, some similar, some unique to particular specialties, most medical employers today must work hard and make compromises to hire the physicians they seek.