Previous studies have shown rads can spend upward of 60% of workhours on such duties, including curbside consults and multidisciplinary meetings. 

Jonathan Goldin, MD, PhD, is the California institution's first new imaging chief in 20 years, replacing noted radiologist Dieter Enzmann, MD, who is stepping down. 

Full-time U.S. radiologists take home about $520,000, a figure that includes base salary, incentive bonuses and other income such as profit-sharing contributions. 

Andrew Colbert, senior managing director of Ziegler, spoke at RBMA 2025, discussing teleradiology's "explosive" growth, among other developments. 

Despite the improvement, physicians remain at greater risk for such workplace fatigue when compared to other professions, the AMA reports. 

Common drivers include performing an unsafe number of studies, lack of administrative support and pressure to conduct unnecessary imaging.    
 

Imaging experts speculated that the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors may be helping to improve gender disparities across the profession. 

Trainees have shown growing interest in unionization, with the Committee of Interns and Residents reporting 32,000 members as of last May, a doubling of membership since 2019.