Dear AuntMinnie Member,
While the shortage of radiologists in the U.S. has shown signs of abating recently, changes in staffing patterns and continuing tightness in the market are driving up demand for locum tenens radiologists.
An article being featured in our Imaging Center Digital Community documents the numbers behind these trends. Based on a survey by a Texas-based physician staffing agency, it tracks recent changes in the locum tenens market and how they are affecting those who perform temporary work.
For example, more facilities in urban areas are now requesting locum tenens assistance, in contrast to the historical perception of locum tenens work being concentrated in midsized communities and rural areas. Read all about other aspects of locum tenens work in the U.S. by clicking here.
On the other side of the globe, a staffing and equipment survey of Japan's radiology community reveals a shortage of board-certified radiologists that surpasses even that of the U.S. Some 84% of medical facilities with a helical CT scanner do not have a full-time board-certified radiologist on staff.
The survey reveals some other interesting findings, such as the fact that over 90% of CT scanners in the country are single-slice machines. What's more, fully a third of Japan's installed base of CT systems consists of older, nonspiral single-slice models. View the article by clicking here, or visit our CT Digital Community at ct.auntminnie.com.
