Perspectives

The unexpected locum

Mark H. Knelson, MD, thought his IR career had come to an early end—until he discovered locum tenens work, and became involved in expanding IR access to an underserved community.

The Rush roadmap

Rush University Medical Center formally established an independent IR department in November of last year.

Leadership in practice

Eve Lee, MBA, CAE, recounts her experiences visiting two IR practices that are leaders in their practice models.

The Independent IR practice

There is a massive shift emerging in the practice paradigms of interventional radiology: the independent practice.

The lone IR

In a time of hospital closures, burnout and workforce shortages, it is commonplace for interventional radiology departments to be overburdened and understaffed. But what happens when you’re the only radiologist left in your entire hospital system?

Communicating the value of IR

We know that IR therapies offer cost-saving opportunities that can extend the quality of care, and that IR physicians are well situated to be longitudinal providers, serving as an access point for underserved patients. But how do we show that?

An undelivered promise

Pregnancy loss and IR

The family business

Many interventional radiologists describe the IR community as a family—but for some IRs, it really is.

The debt question

The causes of workforce shortages are multiple and multifaceted, but one can’t ignore the large impact that medical school debt has on the shortage.

Short-term work, long-term possibilities

The pros and cons of locum tenens work

A workforce in crisis

Hawaii is facing a healthcare workforce crisis—one that’s deepening existing disparities and impacting the health of the state’s inhabitants.

Introducing the new SIR Foundation scientist position

An interview with Govindarajan Srimathveeravalli, PhD.

Sustainable IR

Steps to creating an eco-friendly practice

The business case for diversity in IR

When companies diversify their products and staffing, financial benefits follows. Interventional radiology is no different.

Pausing before posting

The ethics of #MedTwitter and medical social media

The macro effects of microaggressions

Understanding microaggressions in the IR workplace.

So you've retired—now what?

Considerations for what comes after retirement

Creating opportunities for IRs with disabilities

Disability and impairment among physicians are generally considered taboo topics, particularly in specialties like IR that praise technical ability as a key virtue. Nevertheless, IRs and those entering the field are not immune to impairment and, in some respects, they are more vulnerable.

What does diversity mean to you?

Perspectives from three IRs on the value of diversity at all levels of practice.

The future shape of interventional radiology

IR was born from bold generalists who refused to accept limitations, built solutions with their own hands and changed medicine by doing what others could not. That legacy is our foundation, but progress has has never come from standing still.