Pediatric Radiology

, Volume 40, Issue 4, pp 478–480 | Cite as

Academic pediatric radiology in 2010: challenges and opportunities

Radiologists In The Workplace
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Abstract

Academic pediatric radiology is under considerable stress as the result of ongoing financial pressures and recent health-care legislation. This article reviews the current challenges, and suggests both departmental and individual strategies important in sustaining our academic mission.

Keywords

Pediatric radiology Academic radiology Imaging research Research funding 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonUSA

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