My third workforce column for the AJR is out: “Who Will Do the Regular Radiology?”
The problem with the current vision [of subspecialization] is that no one does a fellowship in, say, thyroid ultrasound. There is a large volume of work that can best be considered general radiology and needs to get done. Yet, by working in a system of reimbursement and respect among peers that prioritizes liver MRI above liver ultrasound, we inadvertently devalue and disincentive a large swath of important work.