Academic Neuroradiology: 2023 Update on Turn-Around Time, Financial Recruitment and Retention Strategies

Max Wintermark; Jason W Allen; Rahul Bhala; Amish H Doshi; Sugoto Mukherjee; Joshua Nickerson; Jeffrey B Rykken; Vinil Shah; Jody Tanabe; Tabassum Kennedy

doi:10.3174/ajnr.A8321

Academic Neuroradiology: 2023 Update on Turn-Around Time, Financial Recruitment and Retention Strategies

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2024 Apr 29:ajnr.A8321. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A8321. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Affiliation

¹ From the Department of Neuroradiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Center, Houston, TX (M.W.), Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN (J.W.A.), American Society of Neuroradiology, Oak Brook, IL (R.B.), Department of Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (A.H.D.), Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA (S.M.), Department of Radiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR (J.N.), Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (J.B.R.), Department of Radiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (V.S.), Department of Radiology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO (J.T.), Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI (T.K.).

PMID: 38684321
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A8321

Abstract

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.