title: The advantages, disadvantages, and policies for part-time radiologists: report of the ACR Commission on Human Resources.
abstract: The employment of part-time radiologists (PTRs) has both advantages and disadvantages in various practice settings. The authors examine the pros and cons of PTRs and review the literature regarding PTRs both within and outside the specialty of radiology. The complexity of this issue is manifested in our inability to reach consensus on many policy issues for PTRs. Nevertheless, this article should be helpful in offering an objective, nonbiased background to initiating a discussion on employing PTRs in various radiology practices.
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Advanced Radiology Services, PC, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Electronic address: jharolds@advancedrad.com.
authors.forename: Jay A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Harolds
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Beverly G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Recht
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors.forename: Edward I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Bluth
mesh_terms: D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008954:Models, Biological; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011871:Radiology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Part-time radiologist; full-time radiologist; human resources; radiologist employment