Video from RSNA 2016: Why aren't women picking radiology?

Nov 30, 2016
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CHICAGO - There are just about as many women as men in medical school, but far fewer female medical trainees are picking radiology as their medical field of choice. What can be done to make radiology more attractive to women? We talk to Dr. Holly Jumper of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to find out.

Dr. Holly Jumper of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences discusses what can be done to attract more women to radiology.
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