Radiology Business February 19, 2025
There are four driving factors behind diagnostic radiology’s “popularity surge” as a profession, according to a new analysis published Feb. 15.
The specialty has seen a “notable rise” in applications among aspiring radiology residents and a corresponding uptick in competitiveness. The “match” rate for U.S. MD seniors peaked at 98% but has fallen since, hitting 83.2% in 2022, experts wrote in Academic Radiology.
“Over the past few years, the match rate of U.S. MD seniors has shown a noticeable downward trend and is expected to continue this trajectory. A return to the previously observed cyclical pattern is expected, but it appears to be delayed,” Sterling Lee, MD, and Omer A. Awan, MD, MPH, with the Universities of Colorado...







