Leadership

This news channel page highlights examples of leadership in hospital and health systems. While healthcare leadership is often seen as the positions of chief executive officers, chief clinical officers, chief of staff, and chief information officers, it also can can be other individuals or the entire healthcare system that shows unique ways to enhance patient care and manage strategies, quality, safety and revenue initiatives.

AAP, other physician societies double down on Kennedy-crossing vaccination stance
5 high-profile physician leaders: ‘Misinformation, politicization of commonsense public health efforts and sudden changes to federal vaccine guidance are creating mass confusion and diminishing trust in public health.’
Richard Duszak, MD, stepping down as University of Mississippi radiology chair
Robert W. Morris, MD, MBA, will take over the title beginning on Jan. 1, having served on the UMMC faculty since 2016.
Major association of physicians presents itself as a go-to alternative vs. the government on vaccine expertise
One of the most formidable societies of medical professionals in the U.S. is going toe-to-toe with Robert F. Kennedy’s HHS over changing vaccination recommendations.
Heart Failure Society of America names its newest leaders and board members
Kenneth Margulies, MD, will be the group's next president. These new terms all begin after the HFSA Annual Scientific Meeting in September.
Radiologists call for action on lack of 24/7 interventional services
Workforce solutions could include regional on-call pools serving multiple facilities and cross-training vascular surgeons and interventional cardiologists on select procedures.

Radiologist sentenced to up to 7 years for child enticement

A 31-year-old radiologist from Spokane, Washington, has been sentenced to up to seven years in prison for enticing a child under the age of 16.

ASRT Foundation, Siemens Healthineers name recipients of 2018 Siemens Educational Journey Awards

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation and Siemens Healthineers have announced the winners of this year’s Siemens Education Journey Awards. Each recipient receives a travel grant of up to $4,000 to attend an upcoming industry conference occurring.

Blog post explores how ACR, AMA are working together to improve patient care

In a new post on the American College of Radiology (ACR) Voice of Radiology Blog, Arl Van Moore Jr., MD, examined the ACR’s role as it continues to build a strong relationship with the American Medical Association (AMA) to improve patient care.

Chief of radiology describes ‘incompetence,’ neglect at Guam Memorial Hospital

Nicole Dhanraj, PhD, chief of radiology at Guam Memorial Hospital in Tamuning, submitted a written testimony to the Legislature of Guam about issues she says she encountered while working at the hospital.

Radiology departments could do much more to support research by female radiologists

Seemingly countless studies have shown radiology’s ongoing problems with diversity. How does this impact women within the specialty who focus a lot of their time and energy into producing groundbreaking research?

Radiology resident receives ARRS 2018 Certificate of Merit for educational exhibit

LeAnn Shannon, MD, a second-year diagnostic radiology resident at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in Nashville, Tennessee, has been awarded the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) 2018 Certificate of Merit for her exhibit at the 118th ARRS Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Canadian radiologist details ongoing feud with employer, says she has experienced workplace bullying

A radiologist in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, alleges that she lost her hospital privileges in 2017 as part of a larger campaign of workplace bullying she has experienced while working at James Paton Memorial Hospital.

AMA elects Arkansas radiologist to board of trustees

Arkansas radiologist Scott Ferguson, MD, was elected to the American Medical Association (AMA) board of trustees this week after serving as an AMA delegate for nearly a decade, the organization has announced.

Leadership

AAP, other physician societies double down on Kennedy-crossing vaccination stance

Richard Duszak, MD, stepping down as University of Mississippi radiology chair

Major association of physicians presents itself as a go-to alternative vs. the government on vaccine expertise

Heart Failure Society of America names its newest leaders and board members

Radiologists call for action on lack of 24/7 interventional services