Diagnostic Radiology

Diagnostic Radiology
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▪ General Information 3-6
▪ Total number & number/100,000 population by province, 2018 7
▪ Number/100,000 population, 1995-2018 8
▪ Number by gender & year, 1995-2018 9
▪ Percentage by gender & age, 2018 10
▪ Number by gender & age, 2018 11

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▪ Percentage by main work setting, 2017 12
▪ Percentage by practice organization, 2017 13
▪ Hours worked per week (excluding on-call), 2017 14
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On-call duty hours per month, 2017
Percentage by remuneration method
Professional & work-life balance satisfaction, 2017
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▪ Number of retirees during the three year period of 2014-2016 18
▪ Employment situation, 2017 19
▪ Links to additional resources 20

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GENERAL INFORMATION
Diagnostic radiology is concerned with the use of imaging techniques in the
study, diagnosis and treatment of disease. The radiologist’s major role is as a
consultant to other physicians. By interpreting medical images produced by X-
rays (radiography & computed tomography), radioisotopes (nuclear medicine),
ultrasound (sonography), and magnetic fields (magnetic resonance imaging),
the radiologist along with the referring physician and patient plan, organize,

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integrate and interpret the imaging studies to form a diagnosis and determine
the course of treatment.

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Diagnostic radiology is an intellectually challenging and rapidly changing
specialty. Therefore, radiologists must continue to study and attend educational
courses to keep abreast of new information and techniques. To be effective,
the radiologist must have considerable and detailed knowledge of anatomy and
pathology, as well as sound knowledge of medicine and surgery. In order to
use the sophisticated tools of radiology, they must also have a sound
knowledge of physics and how images are formed.

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GENERAL INFORMATION
Radiology encompasses many subspecialties, including neuroradiology,
ultrasound, MRI and CT, mammography and GI radiology.

Interventional radiology is becoming a rapidly growing area within this

specialty. Trained radiologists can now perform minimally invasive procedures,
such as biopsies, drain abscesses, dilate stenotic arteries (angioplasty), clot

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bleeding arteries, remove biliary or urinary tract stones and insert central lines.

Upon completion of medical school, it takes an additional 5 years of Royal

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College-approved residency training to become certified in diagnostic
radiology. The 5 years of training require a closely supervised practice in the
beginning, with the opportunity for increasing responsibility in the final years.
This is to ensure that the resident can function near the end of training as a
general radiology consultant, requesting help from staff radiologists when
necessary. The residency may be followed by 1 or more years of fellowship
training in a subspecialty discipline.

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The 5 years of training must include:

• 1 year of basic clinical training to give the resident a degree of independent

responsibility for clinical decisions; an opportunity for further development of
the skills required in making effective relationships with patients; the
consolidation of competence in primary clinical/technical skills across a

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broad range of medical practice; and an understanding of the nature of the
relationship between a referring physician & a clinical radiological
consultant.
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• 3 years of Royal College-approved resident training in "general diagnostic
imaging"; this must include: respiratory, cardiovascular, gastro-intestinal and
biliary, genito-urinary, musculoskeletal, mammography, neurological and
pediatric radiology, as well as the following modalities: fluoroscopy,
ultrasound, nuclear medicine, and CT, MR imaging.

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GENERAL INFORMATION
• 1 year of Royal College-approved residency that may consist of 1-12
month periods in any of the following: further training in diagnostic
radiology; diagnostic ultrasound; CT; MR; nuclear medicine; cardiac
and/or vascular radiology; interventional radiology; neuroradiology;
pediatric radiology; pathology or other clinical specialty relevant to the

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practice of radiology (for up to 3 months) or a full-time research project,
relevant to diagnostic imaging.

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For further details on training requirements please go to:

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

Canadian Association of Radiologists

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Total number & number/100,000 population by province, 2018

Province/Territory Physicians Phys/100k pop'n
Newfoundland/Labrador 52 9.9
Prince Edward Island 9 5.9
Nova Scotia 85 8.9

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New Brunswick
Quebec
57
661
7.5
7.8

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Ontario
Manitoba
939
88
6.6
6.5
Saskatchewan 83 7.1
Alberta 294 6.8
British Columbia 314 6.5
Territories 0 0.0
CANADA 2582 7.0

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Number/100,000 population, 1995 to 2018

7.2

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.4
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6.0

5.8

5.6
1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2018

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Number by gender & year, 1995 to 2018

3000

2500

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2000

1500

1000
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500

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1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2018

Total Males Females

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Percentage by gender & age, 2018

Gender Age Group

<35

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65+
15% 6%

Female 35 - 44
32% 27%
55 - 64

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Male 24%
68%

45 - 54
28%

Excludes those where gender or age is unknown.

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Number by gender & age, 2018

65+ 66 305

55-64 157 422

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45-54 241 440

35-44 271 391

<35 51 95

Female Male

Excludes those where gender or age is unknown.

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Percentage by main work setting, 2017

Academic Health Sciences Centre 36%

Community Hospital 36%

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Non-AHSC Teaching Hospital 10%

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Private Office/Clinic 9%

Free-standing Lab/Diag Clinic 7%

Community Clinic/Health-centre 3%

Other Hospital 1%

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Percentage by practice organization, 2017

1%
3%

21%

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Solo Practice

Group Practice
4%

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70% Interprofessional Practice

Hospital-based Practice

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Hours worked per week (excluding on-call), 2017

Activity Hours worked per week

Direct patient care without teaching component 30.4

Direct patient care with teaching component 8.2

Teaching without patient care 1.5

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Indirect patient care

Health facility committees

3.5

0.7

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Research
2.1

1.0
Managing practice 1.3

Continued professional development 2.3

Other 0.5

TOTAL HOURS PER WEEK 51.5

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On-call duty hours per month, 2017

• 84%% provide on-call services

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• On-call hours = 84 hours/month

• On-call hours spentProfile

in direct patient care = 37 hours/month

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Percentage by remuneration method

Primary payment method1 in 2017

13% Average gross fee-for-service

8% payment per physician for all
2%
medical specialties in 2015/16

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(those earning at least $60,000)
77% = $350,6292
Average percent overhead
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Radiologists in 2017 = 27%3

90% + fee-for-service 90% + salary

90% + other* Blended
NR

* Other includes capitation, sessional, contract

and other methods

1 Source: 2017 CMA Workforce Survey. Canadian Medical Association

2 National Physician Database, 2015/16, CIHI 16
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3 Source: 2017 CMA Workforce Survey. Canadian Medical Association
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Professional & work-life balance satisfaction, 2017

Balance of
personal
& professional
35% 12% 52%
commitments

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Current
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professional life
19% 14% 67%

NR Dissatisfied or very dissatisfied Neutral Satisfied or very satisfied

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Number of retirees during the three year period of 2014-2016

Male Female

116

96

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34 and Under 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 and over Total

Age Group

Source: CMA Masterfile – year over year comparisons

Note: “Retired” is based on giving up licence and therefore excludes those who have
retired from clinical practice but are still licensed; those younger than 45 may include
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Employment situation, 2017

3%
Overworked in my discipline

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51% 46%
Employed in my discipline to my satisfaction

Underemployed in my discipline

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No response

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Links to additional resources

▪ Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada

▪ Canadian Institute for Health Information

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▪ Canadian Medical Association’s Physician Data Centre

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▪ Canadian Post-MD Education Registry (CAPER)

▪ College of Family Physicians of Canada

▪ National Physician Survey (2004-2014)

▪ Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

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