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1 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333
Cedar St., TE-2, New Haven, CT 06510.
2 Research Department, American College of Radiology, 1891 Preston White Dr.,
Reston, VA 20191.
3 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,
1275 York Ave., New York, NY 10021.
4 Department of Economics, Yale College, Yale University, New Haven, CT
06510.
5 School of Management, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510.
OBJECTIVE. The goal of this study is to present the most recent data on the diagnostic radiology job market in the United States using a help wanted index of job advertisements.
MATERIALS AND METHODS. All diagnostic radiology positions advertised in the American Journal of Roentgenology and Radiology from January through December 2002 were coded by practice type, geographic location, and subspecialty. Data were compared with the previously published results from 1991 through 2001.
RESULTS. From January through December 2002, 5117 positions were advertised for diagnostic radiologists, representing a 10.4% decrease from 2001. The 12-month rolling average of job advertisements peaked at 488 in February 2002 and dropped to 432 by December 2002, a level not seen since August 2000. In 2002, 42.7% of positions advertised were academic, representing a steady increase from 34.0% in 1999. When comparing the 4-year periods 1999–2002 and 1995–1998, a statistically significant proportional increase was found for positions advertised in the Midwest. Statistically significant relative increases were also observed for the subspecialties of abdominal radiology, mammography, neuroradiology, pediatric radiology, chest radiology, and nuclear medicine. Statistically significant relative decreases were seen in general and vascular and interventional positions.
CONCLUSION. The absolute demand for diagnostic radiologists nationwide appears to have stabilized during 2002, albeit at a level much higher than in previous years, and may be decreasing. A split seems to have appeared in the market between academia and private practice. Current policy should be directed toward increasing the supply of diagnostic radiologists, especially academicians.
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