On Dec. 17, Ohio Governor John R. Kasich announced that Amit Majmudar, MD, had been named the state’s first poet laureate. Majmudar writes fiction, poetry, and literary criticism. He is also a practicing radiologist, currently working for Radiology, Inc., in Columbus.

Considering a career change? A new way to share your expertise on radiology? This may be the job for you. The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Board of Directors has announced that Radiology, the journal published by RSNA since 1923, is searching for a new editor. 

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has announced that the final attendance figure for its 2015 annual meeting in Chicago was 51,922, down from 56,026 at RSNA 2014. 

Radiologist Cynthia H. Goralnik, MD, died tragically following a car crash on the morning of Dec. 29, 2015, after another vehicle changed lanes without warning. Goralnik, 61, was married and had three children. She had been with SimonMed for eight years.

Three out of four radiology job postings are for private practices, according to a new study published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Radiologist Mehran Salari, MD, has been recognized in the Continental Who’s Who as a “Pinnacle Professional” in the field of healthcare. Salari is a partner at Southfield Radiology Associates in Southfield, Mich.

According to a recent report from the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT), the number of students enrolled in radiography, radiation therapy, and nuclear medicine programs was up in 2015, with the most significant increase coming in nuclear medicine programs.

Following her presentation at RSNA, Beatriz E. Amendola, MD, founder of the Innovative Cancer Institute in South Miami, Fla., spoke with RadiologyBusiness.com about the experience of opening up a private practice.