Medical Student Liaison, Department of Radiology, New York University Langone-Long Island, Mineola, New York; and Executive Committee, Long Island Radiology Society.
Professor and Chair, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
J Am Coll Radiol. 2024 May;21(5):827-835. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2023.08.050. Epub 2023 Oct 14.
A radiologist's career can be divided into the early, middle, and late phases. The midcareer phase is a particularly difficult period and has the highest rate of burnout among radiologists. Often throughout the early phase of a radiologist's career, during residency, fellowship, and while a junior faculty member, there is an abundance of support to help in personal and professional growth, but this support often wanes as radiologists gain seniority. Unfortunately, this often leaves midcareer radiologists feeling forgotten, or "invisible." This lack of support can lead to burnout, decreased job satisfaction, and premature departure from the workforce. The purpose of this review is to bring to light the challenges, such as higher rates of burnout and career stagnation, in addition to the lack of emphasis placed on midcareer mentorship, sponsorship, and career development programs, facing radiologists while climbing the "second mountain" of their career, as well as to provide potential individual and institutional interventions to combat these challenges. In addition, emphasis will be placed on the difficulties experienced by midcareer female radiologists, whose challenges are particularly problematic and to our knowledge have received little attention in the imaging literature to date.
放射科医生的职业生涯可以分为早期、中期和晚期。中年阶段是一个特别困难的时期，放射科医生的倦怠率最高。通常在放射科医生职业生涯的早期，包括住院医师、研究员和初级教员阶段，都有大量的支持来帮助个人和职业成长，但随着放射科医生获得资历，这种支持往往会减少。不幸的是，这往往使中年放射科医生感到被遗忘，或者“隐形”。这种缺乏支持可能导致倦怠、工作满意度下降和过早离开劳动力市场。本综述的目的是揭示放射科医生在攀登职业生涯的“第二座山”时所面临的挑战，如更高的倦怠率和职业停滞，以及缺乏对中年导师制、赞助和职业发展计划的重视，此外还将重点介绍中年女性放射科医生所面临的困难，她们所面临的挑战尤其成问题，据我们所知，迄今为止，这些挑战在影像学文献中很少受到关注。
