The impact of per diem senior pediatric radiologists in an academic setting.

Value to pediatric radiologists Older radiologists, who compose approximately 7% of the radiology workforce [[1]], generally do not want to continue to work late or overnight shifts and would like to work fewer or no weekend days Traditionally, academic radiology departments are staffed by full-time faculty who provide clinical service and resident/student teaching while pursuing academic and research goals necessary for advancement and promotion During a 6-month period (September 2019 to February 2020), three senior diagnostic pediatric radiologists and one senior pediatric interventional radiologist participated in a per diem employment arrangement The total combined salary cost for the three per diem diagnostic radiologists for this period was 38% lower than the total compensation of one typical FTE body radiologist, while the total RVUs generated was only 8 3% lower than the typical FTE radiologist [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Pediatric Radiology is the property of Springer Nature and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )