You teach radiology to medical students, residents, or fellows — covering imaging interpretation, modality-specific findings, and the clinical reasoning radiologists develop. Half academic faculty, half practicing or recently practicing radiologist.
Most days tend to involve a blend of reading-room teaching, didactic sessions, and continued clinical practice — walking residents through cases at the workstation, leading conferences, and continuing your own clinical reading. You'll often spend part of the time on scholarly work that academic radiology expects.
The harder part is often the volume nature of radiology combined with teaching demands — the work is constant volume, and effective teaching requires slowing down on cases that you'd normally read in seconds. You'll typically work with residents whose pattern recognition develops over years, while maintaining your own clinical practice volume.
People who tend to thrive here are clinically expert, patient teachers, and comfortable splitting attention between reading and teaching. The trade-off is the salary differential with private radiology practice and the cumulative pressure of academic responsibilities. If you find satisfaction in shaping the next generation of radiologists, the work can carry meaning that pure clinical practice doesn't.
Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.
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You teach radiology to medical students, residents, or fellows — covering imaging interpretation, modality-specific findings, and the clinical reasoning radiologists develop. Half academic faculty, half practicing or recently practicing radiologist.
Median pay for a Radiology Teacher is about $106K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $52K to $208K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Instructing, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Learning Strategies, and Writing.
Most people in this role hold a master's degree.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 17.3% through 2034, with roughly 229,720 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Health Teacher, First Aid Teacher, and Clinical Instructor.
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