Director’s Cut

It is that time of year that we look back at all that has transpired over the last 12 months. I would like to think we have learned a lot.

After a busy, chaotic day in the imaging department, have you ever stopped and wondered how you made it through?

It is difficult as a leader to come up with creative solutions to keep our teams fired up about the important work they are doing.

If a patient’s safety is in question, one occurrence of wrong exam or wrong patient is one too many.

As artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged and will progress to make image production and interpretation more standardized and efficient, I would like to make a point regarding the emotional intelligence that will never be replaced by a computer.

I think that it goes without saying for a year with a pandemic, my imaging department had to face many challenges. These challenges included a drop in outpatient volume and working with our health system to preserve our workforce.

As imaging professionals, we have continuing education requirements tied to our licenses. I would like to consider the valuable continuing education that is possible through mentorship.

I don’t know about you, but I get annoyed when I know there is an important task that I need to do but I just cannot seem to get to it because my task list is too long!

Many exams in medical imaging don’t take very long. Often, it takes longer to park the car outside the facility than to have your X-ray done.

Being the director of an imaging department offers lots of rewards, but also sometimes presents its fair share of challenges.