Attrition within the U.S. radiology workforce increased between 2014 and 2022, according to a study published Oct. 1 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Led by researchers from Reston, Va.-based Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, the study used CMS data to analyze the working years of 41,432 radiologists between 2014 and 2022.
Here are five things to know from the study:
- Attrition rates increased from 1.1% in 2014 to 2.5% in 2022.
- Female radiologists, radiologists in the Midwest, nonacademic radiologists, radiologists with at least one rural site, and subspecialists had higher adjusted odds of attrition.
- Lower attrition was associated with radiologists who practiced in radiology-majority or other specialty-majority practices.
- The estimated mean years of practice for female radiologists were:
- 34.3 for subspecialists
- 37.2 for generalists
- 38.2 for academic radiologists
- 34.3 for nonacademic radiologists
- The estimated mean years of practice for male radiologists were:
- 37.8 for subspecialists
- 39.3 for generalists
- 40.1 for academic radiologists
- 37.8 for nonacademic radiologists
Read the full study here.
