TY - JOUR
T1 - Double Fellowships in Radiology
T2 - A Survey of 2014 Graduating Fellows
AU - Wong, Thomas Y.
AU - Moriarity, Andrew
AU - Lall, Neil
AU - Hoffmann, Jason C.
AU - Katz, Douglas S.
AU - Flug, Jonathan A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2017/7
Y1 - 2017/7
N2 - Purpose Radiology fellowship training has evolved from being an uncommon option to being a near requisite for post-training employment in the United States. A subset of fellows elect to pursue second fellowships with potentially substantial implications on both the private sector and academic radiology workforce. The purpose of this study was to assess the proportion of current radiology fellows pursuing multiple years of post-residency fellowship training. Materials and Methods After obtaining IRB approval, an anonymous web-based survey was emailed to 1,269 radiology fellows listed as “completing fellowship” in the American College of Radiology database in June 2014. Questions were asked regarding current fellowship training, post-fellowship employment plans, and individual experience pursuing employment. Results were analyzed using the survey analytical software. Results There were 219 responses received, representing a 17.3% response rate. Ten-percent of respondents were currently completing their second radiology fellowship. Of those completing their first year of fellowship training, 11% indicated plans to complete a second radiology fellowship. Conclusion This survey provides a snapshot of the percentage of radiology trainees who pursue a second year of fellowship training, currently in the range of 10%. Pursuing a second radiology fellowship may represent a safety net to a substantial subset of fellows who are not able to obtain satisfactory employment following training. Academic programs who rely heavily on fellows should be aware of the proportion of fellows pursuing two fellowships and should be prepared to adapt should this change over time.
AB - Purpose Radiology fellowship training has evolved from being an uncommon option to being a near requisite for post-training employment in the United States. A subset of fellows elect to pursue second fellowships with potentially substantial implications on both the private sector and academic radiology workforce. The purpose of this study was to assess the proportion of current radiology fellows pursuing multiple years of post-residency fellowship training. Materials and Methods After obtaining IRB approval, an anonymous web-based survey was emailed to 1,269 radiology fellows listed as “completing fellowship” in the American College of Radiology database in June 2014. Questions were asked regarding current fellowship training, post-fellowship employment plans, and individual experience pursuing employment. Results were analyzed using the survey analytical software. Results There were 219 responses received, representing a 17.3% response rate. Ten-percent of respondents were currently completing their second radiology fellowship. Of those completing their first year of fellowship training, 11% indicated plans to complete a second radiology fellowship. Conclusion This survey provides a snapshot of the percentage of radiology trainees who pursue a second year of fellowship training, currently in the range of 10%. Pursuing a second radiology fellowship may represent a safety net to a substantial subset of fellows who are not able to obtain satisfactory employment following training. Academic programs who rely heavily on fellows should be aware of the proportion of fellows pursuing two fellowships and should be prepared to adapt should this change over time.
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U2 - 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2016.11.003
DO - 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2016.11.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 28069355
AN - SCOPUS:85008613569
SN - 0363-0188
VL - 46
SP - 263
EP - 266
JO - Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
JF - Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
IS - 4
ER -