Ben White, MD
@benwhitemd
Privademic neuroradiologist. Independent blogger. Author of the definitive & free books on #studentloans. New Program Director of @BUMCRadiology (we're hiring).
Post-match fourth-year medical students: I cannot stress enough how important it is to build a foundation in personal finance and make a student loan plan. I wrote this book just for you, and every word is available online ad-free. Now is the time. benwhite.com/studentloans/
Are your Powerscribe templates autoloading? Until you get better software, maybe they should be. benwhite.com/radiology/auto…
I gave a talk this week, and one question I got afterward--which I've also received several times this week--was on the theme: how do I figure out if a group is at risk for selling to private equity? benwhite.com/radiology/shou…
We're in radiology job-hunting season. A question I've been getting recently is how I personally chose my job. In some ways, it was easier: a different era without the current infinite buffet of jobs, and I was tied to a specific geography. But, this: benwhite.com/radiology/why-…
New radiology residents, here is a collection of posts about getting started in radiology and the R1 year: benwhite.com/radiology/gett…
In his 2003 book, Harvard Law School professor Cass Sunstein offered this advice: Rather than concentrating on the probability of being right or wrong in a decision, focus instead on comparing the *cost* of being wrong with the benefit of being right. benwhite.com/radiology/the-…
How do you keep track of your CME these days? I've been using the free version of Notion recently, and it's much better than the file-folder-and-a-bunch-of-emails that I was doing before. benwhite.com/medicine/notio…
It’s not always possible to ensure we make things *better* and not just *different*, but more nimbleness and experimentation would help. benwhite.com/medicine/the-f…
It's the cusp of a new academic year and definitely find-a-radiology-job season. Independent Radiology just hit the 150 mark for physician-owned private practices hiring across the US. independentradiology.com
"S&P predicts that Rad Partners could face the risk of a loan default by 2027. Given the continued demand for its services, we believe Radiology Partners would remain a viable business and would therefore reorganize rather than liquidate..." radiologybusiness.com/topics/healthc…
Teaching is a gift. Admin duties like committees, medical directorship, and practice leadership often disproportionately fall on givers. The “reward” for doing these tasks well (or even just being willing) is often more responsibility. (h/t @AdamMGrant) benwhite.com/radiology/givi…
One added benefit of being a radiologist? So much practice building up amazingly helpful dictation skills: benwhite.com/misc/dictation…
📢 TRS is launching a new monthly webinar series: The Business of Radiology for RFS! 🎙️ First up: Dr. Benjamin White — “Light at the End of the Tunnel” 📅 July 8 | ⏰ 12–1 PM CST 💻 Via Zoom and free to attend! 🔗 Register here: zurl.co/jGBuu
What's your current favorite non-PowerMic solution for radiology these days? benwhite.com/radiology/micr…
It’s easy to measure radiologist productivity in terms of RVUs per hour. What’s harder to assess is how efficiently a radiologist reaches that production number—both cognitively and psychologically. benwhite.com/radiology/miti…