IR is the fastest growing specialty in California, with demand at 1.5 to 2 times the national average, according to new data from analytics firm Axuall. 

The nation’s largest radiology practice—now with 4,000 physicians—also has inked a “transition agreement," offering Envision's 95 imaging clients the option to continue with RP. 

Workforce solutions could include regional on-call pools serving multiple facilities and cross-training vascular surgeons and interventional cardiologists on select procedures.
 

The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act would expand the number of Medicare-supported residency positions by 14,000 over the next 7 years. 
 

RP said it has two more residency program slated to launch in 2026, with its research institute developing curriculum focused on artificial intelligence and the business of imaging.    

“For me and my colleagues, it’s not an exaggeration to say that it doubled our efficiency," says radiologist Samir F. Abboud, MD, chief of emergency radiology at Northwestern. 
 

Republican Gov. J. Kevin Stitt had recently quashed the two measures, which will give greater practice authority to nurse practitioners and physician assistants. 

Women accounted for 36.6% of diagnostic radiology applicants this year, up 10.1 percentage points since 2022. 

These arrangements typically involve non-full-time employment, compensated on an hourly, shift or daily basis without benefits or annual salary, experts write in Pediatric Radiology. 

These findings signal the “urgent need” for interventions to address workload management, provide adequate resources and promote rad well-being.