Radiologist and Radiology Practice Wellbeing: A Report of the 2023 ARRS Wellness Summit

Acad Radiol. 2024 Jan;31(1):250-260. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2023.08.025. Epub 2023 Sep 16.

Abstract

In April 2023, the first American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) Wellness Summit was held in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Summit was a communal call to action bringing together professionals from the field of radiology to critically review our current state of wellness and reimagine the role of radiology and radiologists to further wellbeing. The in-person and virtual Summit was available free-of-cost to all meeting registrants and included 12 sessions with 44 invited moderators and panelists. The Summit aimed to move beyond simply rehashing the repeated issues and offering theoretical solutions, and instead focus on intentional practice evolution, identifying implementable strategies so that we as a field can start to walk our wellness talk. Here, we first summarize the thematic discussions from the 2023 ARRS Wellness Summit, and second, share several strategic action items that emerged.

Keywords: Burnout; Leadership; Professional Fulfillment; Team Building; Wellbeing; Wellness.

MeSH terms

  • Burnout, Professional*
  • Humans
  • Radiologists
  • Radiology*
  • United States
  • X-Rays