Podcast: Why medical students should choose radiology

AuntMinnie.com · Keeping Up With The Radiologists - Episode 1: Why medical students should choose radiologyWhy should medical students choose radiology? In their inaugural episode of the "Keeping Up With the Radiologists" podcast series brought to you by AuntMinnie.com in collaboration with Penn Radiology, Saurabh (Harry) Jha, MD, and Mitch Schnall, MD, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania speak with medical student Michael Duong, PhD, about his choice, and also discuss current trends and issues affecting the practice of radiology.Jha offers insights cropped out of his early experiences in Britain and Australia, immersion in U.S. healthcare, and his interest in the economics and value of diagnostic imaging and decision modeling. Meanwhile, co-host Schnall, chair of the department of radiology and Eugene P. Pendergrass Professor of Radiology at the Perelman School of Medicine, weighs in on important issues such as the "what if" questions facing radiology, including the role of AI as a savior for radiologists, not a threat.Among his credits, Schnall has led multiple efforts to evaluate the effectiveness of cancer screenings and fundamental changes in imaging approaches to breast and prostate cancer. He has also been a leader in the implementation of advanced practice providers (APPs) in radiology. “The tools that allow radiologists to virtually be present are going to be very important,” Schnall explains in this episode. Who could disagree? However, the radiologist has a...
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