Job picture bright for radiologists

Who says managed care is bad for doctors’ employment prospects? It’s not if you’re a radiologist, according to a job market study done by Howard P. Forman, M.D., vice chair of finance and administration in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, and others. The investigators surveyed positions advertised in professional publications from January 1991 through December 1998. Following a dramatic decrease to a low of 37 advertised positions in July 1995, the market has dramatically rebounded to its highest levels ever, with more than 300 advertised openings by the end of 1998. “Despite decreased reimbursement for exams,” said Forman, “there is a substantial increase in total volume, so there is a need to hire more radiologists.” The study appeared in April in the American Journal of Roentgenology.