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Radiology, Vol 203, 695-704, Copyright © 1997 by Radiological Society of North America
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JH Sunshine, GR Bushee, KH Vydareny and KA Shaffer
Research Department, Commission on Human Resources, American College of Radiology, Reston, VA 20191, USA.
PURPOSE: To determine the initial employment experience of 1995 graduates of radiology programs. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A questionnaire was mailed to all graduates of radiation oncology programs and to a stratified, random sample of 600 graduates of diagnostic radiology programs. The final response rate was 66%. RESULTS: After graduation, 4%-10% of graduates worked for a period as locum tenens, worked in a job unrelated to radiology, or were unemployed. Immediate postgraduation unemployment was 2%-5%; 7-12 months later, it was less than 0.5%. Median actual salary was approximately equal to median expected salary. Radiation oncology fellowship graduates often had poorer outcomes. Almost half of the graduates with posttraining employment had a job with at least one characteristic regarded as unfavorable by some commentators (most commonly, undesirable location or no opportunity to become a partner), and at least one-fifth had and disliked such a characteristic. Geographic constraints, including the need to find employment for a spouse or companion, did not adversely affect employment outcome. CONCLUSION: Eventual unemployment was low, and starting salaries have not collapsed. Generally, the implications of job characteristics are best assessed by monitoring trends, but the prevalence of non-partnership track employment may well have increased.
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