The Hounsfield Unit

Jan 04 2024 12 ep. 31 mins 11
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The Hounsfield Unit is a podcast about radiology; for radiologists, fellows, residents, and medical students. We cover current events in the world of radiology from board examinations to work-life balance and everything in between. Join us as we discuss the factors that young radiologists are interested in and currently working on.

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Radvocacy with Dr. Amy Patel

Jan 04 2024 18 mins  
Dr. Amy Patel joins to discuss her various rolls with the American College of Radiology and how the advocacy network and RADPAC have been combined. We discuss why it is important to advocate for radiology and how radiologists can get more involved. https://www.acr.org/ https://www.acr.org/Advocacy-and-Economics/RAN https://www.radiologyadvocacy.org/SitePages/HomePage.aspx

Diversity and Health Equity from the Radiology Perspective

Aug 27 2021 19 mins  
An amazing conversation with Dr. Melissa Davis who gives us some background and ideas on how to approach diversity from an individual and departmental perspective and how we can improve health disparities in our patient population. If you are interested in learning more make sure to check out the September issue of JACR and take a look at the organizations Dr. Davis mentions. Here

Making radiology more sustainable

Apr 12 2021 37 mins  
In this episode we discuss the impact that healthcare and radiology have on climate change. There are many possible areas of improvement and healthcare systems can play a significant role in climate change mitigation. Please see the following resources and let us know if you are interested in helping. https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(21)00935-0/fulltext https://climatehealt

California's AB890 and radiology

Jan 18 2021 25 mins  
In this episode I discuss the California Radiological Society's efforts to change AB890, a bill regarding independent practice for nurse practitioners with Dr. Benjamin Franc. He discusses how the CRS approached getting language within the bill changed and how that was different than the usual approach taken when working against the passage of these bills. If you have questions fo

Private equity in radiology

Oct 28 2020 87 mins  
Many early career radiologists have negative views of private equity backed groups in radiology, but are there positives to some of these groups? Are they all the same? In this episode we speak with Dr. Elizabeth Hawk of Radiology Partners and Dr. Dan Ortiz an associate in private practice and published author on the subject to get two very different perspectives.

ABR, Core exam, and MOC part 2

Aug 31 2020 35 mins  
Welcome to part 2 of my discussion with Dr. Wagner. In this section we discuss the plans for the core exam going forward in 2021 and beyond. We also discuss how your MOC works and what exactly you need to accomplish to maintain certification.

ABR, Core exam, and MOC part 1

Aug 28 2020 20 mins  
Listen in as we discuss the ABR Core exam and maintenance of certification (MOC) with Dr. Brent Wagner, executive director of the ABR.

The Hounsfield Unit- Intro to Season 2

Aug 15 2020 13 mins  
Welcome back! We are excitedly gearing up for season 2 with some excellent podcasts planned. Please listen in as I discuss our new season with Dr. Amy Patel. 

Episode 4: Facing Challenges in Medical Training

Apr 01 2020 53 mins  
We speak with Dr. John Tobben about his experience of being diagnosed with Lymphoma during residency and recurrent disease during his fellowship year.

Women in radiology

Oct 27 2019 17 mins  
In our 3rd episode we discuss women in radiology with Drs. Juliana Bueno and Carrie Rochman from UVA radiology. Enjoy the discussion!