Dr. Ian Weissman is a radiologist from Milwaukee and a speaker for the ACR’s Radiology Leadership Institute. He serves on the RSNA’s Government Relations Committee and has held national roles, including Chair of ACR’s Veterans' Affairs and Patient and Family-Centered Care Outreach Committees. A past president of the Wisconsin Radiological Society, he received the 2023 RLI Impact Award and 2019 ACR Advocate of the Year. He champions innovation to improve care and address the workforce shortage.
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Radiologist Milwaukee Veterans Affairs Medical Center Milwaukee, USA
Chair American College of Radiology, Patient and Family-Centered Outreach Committee
Radiology in the United States faces a widening workforce gap (about 1,500 fewer radiologists than needed, potentially 3,100 soon) driven by surging imaging demand, more complex studies and attrition from burnout and early retirement. Effects include backlogs and temporary centre closures. Responses span AI-supported interpretations, more training positions and immigration pathways, team-based 1
READ MORERadiology faces a severe workforce shortage, with burnout driving many professionals out of the field. The RETAIN initiative addresses this by promoting leadership training and organisational strategies to enhance job satisfaction and improve retention. Through practical, evidence-based strategies and short peer-led videos, it empowers radiologists to implement positive change. While developed 1
READ MOREThis article discusses two key strategies for improving clinician well-being and ensuring staff retention in this issue devoted to supporting the loyal employee. Key points The burnout epidemic continues to be a public health crisis that threatens the health of clinicians and the care of their patients. It is estimated that up to 47% of healthcare workers in the U.S. plan to leave1
READ MOREAs hospitals and clinics rebuild and reorganise from the public health and financial challenges of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, there has never been a better time to address health disparity in medicine. The American College of Radiology is collaborating with patients and other health care organisations, to develop solutions to eliminate health disparity and improve the care of all p1
READ MOREWhat’s behind the phenomenon? Top influencers from the healthcare field weigh in on what it has taken to establish credibility in their niche. Industry influencers have always existed in one shape or form but today their reach has been leveraged by social media networks. The modern-day influencer is a person who can impact opinions and bring ‘food-for-thought’ topics to the forefront thro1
READ MOREAI: Hype? Rather, augmented intelligence is the fourth healthcare revolution in medicine and will lead to improved patient care. The future is bright, if we continue to develop creative solutions to improve patient care, in collaboration with deep learning algorithms, then we’ll again have succeeded in advancing medicine into a new healthcare revolution, more evolved and sophisticated, t
READ MORESummary: A physician examines how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the health of patients and healthcare workers, and proposes strategies to improve wellbeing. The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 offers a new challenge for the world community not seen since the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 (Bernhardt 2020). The world community, in large part, has come together in this crisis to share ideas, c1
READ MOREAs the United States moves to value-based healthcare, how should radiology concentrate on delivering better value, both at the individual and organisational level? Radiology across the world is facing the same challenges. There was a time, before digitised films, picture archive and communication systems (PACS) and computers to view the images, when the images were printed out as hard co
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