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A “global village”: promoting research and careers in the pediatric radiology community through diversity

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There is a severe shortage of pediatric radiologists in the USA and across the globe due to multiple factors. These severe shortages, along with increased clinical demand, growing research costs and limited funding sources place pediatric radiologists, particularly those in academic departments, under increasing time pressure, affecting their ability to maintain research productivity. In this paper, we model a new concept that should help boost the research efforts within the pediatric radiology community, while diversifying the academic workforce through the involvement of international medical graduates (IMGs). We describe the mutual advantages this concept could have on academic pediatric radiology departments and IMGs alike, as well as pose some of the unique challenges that could impact this concept and effective strategies to ensure success.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

    Savvas Andronikou, Mohamed M. Elsingergy, Tigist Hailu, Yadel Mekete, Sydney Wieczkowski, Hansel J. Otero & Kassa Darge

  2. Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Savvas Andronikou, Hansel J. Otero & Kassa Darge

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Andronikou, S., Elsingergy, M.M., Hailu, T. et al. A “global village”: promoting research and careers in the pediatric radiology community through diversity. Pediatr Radiol 54, 407–412 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-023-05630-9

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