Lisa R Shah-Patel

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Journals/Publications

• Shah-Patel, L. R. (2023).

  Why Medical Students Pursue Radiology: A Current Longitudinal Survey on Motivations and Controversial Issues in Radiology

  . Academic Radiology. doi:10.1016/j.acra.2023.09.025
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  Rationale and Objectives Radiology is an increasingly competitive specialty. Various current factors influence medical students' decision to pursue a radiology career, including artificial intelligence (AI), remote reading, and COVID-19. This study seeks to determine the decision-making factors of all alumni from our medical school who matched into a radiology residency, and to gather opinions on emerging radiology topics. Materials and Methods A survey querying decision-making factors and opinions on current radiology topics was distributed to all alumni from our medical school (first graduating class in 2011) who previously matched into a diagnostic or interventional radiology residency program (n = 57). Wilcoxon Rank-Sum and Fisher’s Exact tests were used to determine statistical significance. Results Forty-three of fifty-seven responses were received (75% response rate). The most influential factor that sparked respondents’ interest in radiology was a radiology elective (25/43, 58%). Students who will finish radiology training in 2023 or later were more likely to be influenced by a mentor (15/23, 65%) than those who finished radiology training before 2023 (5/20, 25%) (p = 0.04). Respondents reported a 1.6/5 concern about AI negatively impacting their future career in radiology. There was 1.7/5 concern about performing radiology procedures on patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Respondents predicted that remote reading would have a 3.2/5 positive impact on helping them achieve their preferred lifestyle. Job satisfaction among attending radiologists is rated at 4.3/5. Conclusion Radiology electives had the greatest influence in piquing students’ interest in radiology, while mentorship is assuming increasing influence. AI is perceived as a relatively minimal threat to negatively impact radiologists' jobs. Respondents had little concern about performing radiology procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote reading is viewed as having a moderately positive impact on lifestyle. Responding radiologists enjoy notably high job satisfaction. Radiology is an increasingly competitive specialty. Various current factors influence medical students' decision to pursue a radiology career, including artificial intelligence (AI), remote reading, and COVID-19. This study seeks to determine the decision-making factors of all alumni from our medical school who matched into a radiology residency, and to gather opinions on emerging radiology topics. A survey querying decision-making factors and opinions on current radiology topics was distributed to all alumni from our medical school (first graduating class in 2011) who previously matched into a diagnostic or interventional radiology residency program (n = 57). Wilcoxon Rank-Sum and Fisher’s Exact tests were used to determine statistical significance. Forty-three of fifty-seven responses were received (75% response rate). The most influential factor that sparked respondents’ interest in radiology was a radiology elective (25/43, 58%). Students who will finish radiology training in 2023 or later were more likely to be influenced by a mentor (15/23, 65%) than those who finished radiology training before 2023 (5/20, 25%) (p = 0.04). Respondents reported a 1.6/5 concern about AI negatively impacting their future career in radiology. There was 1.7/5 concern about performing radiology procedures on patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Respondents predicted that remote reading would have a 3.2/5 positive impact on helping them achieve their preferred lifestyle. Job satisfaction among attending radiologists is rated at 4.3/5. Radiology electives had the greatest influence in piquing students’ interest in radiology, while mentorship is assuming increasing influence. AI is perceived as a relatively minimal threat to negatively impact radiologists' jobs. Respondents had little concern about performing radiology procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote reading is viewed as having a moderately positive impact on lifestyle. Responding radiologists enjoy notably high job satisfaction.
• Shah-Patel, L. R. (2021). A Pilot Survey of Career and Professional Advising in Medical Schools in the United States. Medical Education (Online). doi:DOI: https://doi.org/10.15694/mep.2021.000141.1
• Shah-Patel, L. (2009). Adverse Events in a Freestanding Radiology Office.. Journal of American College of Radiology.
• Shah-Patel, L. (2008). Cost-Effectiveness and Patient Tolerance of Low-Attenuation Oral Contrast Material: Milk Versus VoLumen.. American Journal of Roentgenology.

Presentations

• Batchelor, E., Shah-Patel, L. R., Kirk, A. D., VanSonnenberg, E., Guttman, D. A., & McCartan, S. A. (2023). Centralized Data Keeping for Career and Professional Advising. AAMC GSA-CiM-OSR National Meeting. Honolulu, HI.
• Shah-Patel, L. R. (2023). Centralized Data Keeping for Career and Professional Advising. AAMC Western Group Collaborative Regional Spring Conference.
• Batchelor, E., Kirk, A. D., Shah-Patel, L. R., VanSonnenberg, E., McCartan, S. A., & Guttman, D. A. (2022). Virtual Match Preparation Programming for MS4s . AAMC GSA-CiM-OSR National Meeting. Denver, CO.
• Shah-Patel, L. R. (2022). Virtual Match Prep Programming for MS4s. GSA-CiM-OSR National Meeting.
• Shah-Patel, L. R. (2022). “The Secret Sauce:  3 CiM-Award-Winning Career Planning & Advising Programs & How to Tailor the Recipe. GSA-CiM-OSR National Meeting.
• Shah-Patel, L. (2010, May). Common "complex" but benign cysts; Hemorrhagic ovarian cysts, endometriomas, and cystic teratomas. American Roentgen Ray Society/accepted as computer exhibit and presented at Power Hour session.

Poster Presentations

• Shah-Patel, L. R. (2023). Pre-Clerkship Program Planning to Encourage Personal and Professional Growth. AMA National ChangeMedEd conference.
• Shah-Patel, L. R. (2023). Why Do UACOMP Students Go into Radiology?. Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society.
• Shah-Patel, L. R., Batchelor, E., & Kirk, A. D. (2023). Pre-clerkship Program Planning to Encourage Personal and Professional Growth. AMA Change MedEd National Conference. Chicago, IL.
• Shah-Patel, L. R. (2021, April). Media Training to Enhance Women's Communication Skills in Professional Settings. 2021 AAMC GSA/OSR National Spring Meeting.
• Shah-Patel, L. R. (2021, April). The Big Sib/L'il Sib Mentor Program---A Valuable Complement for Medical Student Advising. 2021 AAMC GSA/OSR National Spring Meeting.
• Shah-Patel, L. R. (2021, April). Wildcat Wisdom Alumni Panels. 2021 AAMC GSA/OSR National Spring Meeting.
• Shah-Patel, L. R. (2021, September). Generational Groove and Perception: An Intergenerational Perspective on the COVID-19 Pandemic. GRIT (Growth, Resilience, Inspiration & Tenacity) for Women in Medicine 2021Mayo Clinic.

Creative Productions

• Shah-Patel, L. R. (2023. The Cycle of LifeCelebrating the Humanities & Arts (ChArt): The humanities journal of the Phoenix Biomedical Campus.
• Shah-Patel, L. R. (2023. The FutureCelebrating the Humanities & Arts (ChArt): The humanities journal of the Phoenix Biomedical Campus.
• Shah-Patel, L. R. (2022. TreeCelebrating the Humanities & Arts (ChArt): The humanities journal of the Phoenix Biomedical Campus.
• Shah-Patel, L. R. (2022. Who We AreCelebrating the Humanities & Arts (ChArt): The humanities journal of the Phoenix Biomedical Campus.
• Shah-Patel, L. R. (2020. Adventure the Land. Celebrating the Humanities & Art (ChArt): The humanities journal of the Phoenix Biomedical Campus.
• Shah-Patel, L. R. (2020. The Worry. Celebrating the Humanities & Art (ChArt): The humanities journal of the Phoenix Biomedical Campus.
• Shah-Patel, L. (2018. In My Eyes. Celebrating the Humanities & Arts (ChART): The humanities journal of the Phoenix Biomedical Campus.

Others

• Shah-Patel, L. R. (2017, December 2017). Malignant Phyllodes Breast Tumor. Radiology case reports [On-line].
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  Malignant phyllodes tumor is a rare tumor of the breast occurring in females usually between the ages of 35 and 55 years. It is often difficult to distinguish benign from malignant phyllodes tumors from other benign entities such as fibroadenomas. This case presentation demonstrates a woman with malignant phyllodes tumor treated with mastectomy with abdominal skin flap reconstruction.
• Shah-Patel, L. (2008, November). Gamma Probe Detection of Ectopic Parathyroid Adenoma.. Radiology Case Reports [On-line].