The Hounsfield Unit

Dr. Amy Patel joins to discuss her various rolls with the American College of Radiology and how the advocacy network and RADPAC have been combined. We discuss why it is important to advocate for radiology and how radiologists can get more involved. https://www.acr.org/ https://www.acr.org/Advocacy-and-Economics/RAN https://www.radiologyadvocacy.org/SitePages/HomePage.aspx

An amazing conversation with Dr. Melissa Davis who gives us some background and ideas on how to approach diversity from an individual and departmental perspective and how we can improve health disparities in our patient population. If you are interested in learning more make sure to check out the September issue of JACR and take a look at the organizations Dr. Davis mentions. Here are links to several. https://www.jacr.org https://www.acr.org/Member-Resources/Commissions-Committees/Women-Diversity https://snma.org https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity

In this episode we discuss the impact that healthcare and radiology have on climate change. There are many possible areas of improvement and healthcare systems can play a significant role in climate change mitigation. Please see the following resources and let us know if you are interested in helping. https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(21)00935-0/fulltext https://climatehealthconnect.org/resources/physicians-guide-climate-change-health-equity/ https://www.jacr.org/article/S1546-1440(21)00142-3/fulltext https://www.vumc.org/radiology/radiology-and-radiological-sciences-grand-rounds/radiology-grand-rounds-march-29-2021

In this episode I discuss the California Radiological Society's efforts to change AB890, a bill regarding independent practice for nurse practitioners with Dr. Benjamin Franc. He discusses how the CRS approached getting language within the bill changed and how that was different than the usual approach taken when working against the passage of these bills. If you have questions for Dr. Franc, he can be reached at [email protected]

Many early career radiologists have negative views of private equity backed groups in radiology, but are there positives to some of these groups? Are they all the same? In this episode we speak with Dr. Elizabeth Hawk of Radiology Partners and Dr. Dan Ortiz an associate in private practice and published author on the subject to get two very different perspectives. 

Welcome to part 2 of my discussion with Dr. Wagner. In this section we discuss the plans for the core exam going forward in 2021 and beyond. We also discuss how your MOC works and what exactly you need to accomplish to maintain certification.

Listen in as we discuss the ABR Core exam and maintenance of certification (MOC) with Dr. Brent Wagner, executive director of the ABR.

Welcome back! We are excitedly gearing up for season 2 with some excellent podcasts planned. Please listen in as I discuss our new season with Dr. Amy Patel. 

We speak with Dr. John Tobben about his experience of being diagnosed with Lymphoma during residency and recurrent disease during his fellowship year.

In our 3rd episode we discuss women in radiology with Drs. Juliana Bueno and Carrie Rochman from UVA radiology. Enjoy the discussion!

This episode focuses on the application process for diagnostic radiology residency. From a general timeline of events to what makes a successful applicant to what to do once you get an interview, we’ll discuss how to approach the process. Our guest today is Dr. Juliana Bueno,  an associate professor and associate program director of the Diagnostic Radiology residency program at the University of Virginia. It's stuffed full of helpful information from a very reliable source. Enjoy!

In the inaugural episode of The Hounsfield Unit we discuss some of the factors that helped us decide on radiology as a specialty.