title: Implementing career ladders in diagnostic radiography.
abstract: The higher status and salary given to "special" imaging practitioners within the profession seems to diminish the role of the diagnostic radiographer. The upward mobility made possible by movement into newer imaging modalities has driven many of the best practitioners away from diagnostic radiography, even if they enjoy it or prefer it. In addition, today's reforms call for "multimodality" practitioners. The career ladder concept may be solution to these issues.
authors.affiliation: School of Radiologic Technology, Millard Fillmore Health Systems, Buffalo, N.Y., USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peterson
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D011871:Radiology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration