“Like Rational Human Beings”: #ASTRO23 Workforce Reaction With Jason

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Accelerators co-host Dr. Matt Spraker is joined by Out Of The Basement co-host and Dr. Jason Beckta. We're talking #ASTRO23 and jobs, the theme of the conference for Matt.
This episode is, in part, a reaction to Jason's most recent OOTB episode: Chicken Little Strikes Back. Jason weaves 2023's "hot" job market and the workforce data into a master narrative to describe the changing market across recent years. As this episode is heavily referenced here, you may want to listen first! (But its not required)
Matt and Jason kick off by discussing interview experiences at ASTRO 2017 in San Diego. We then share thoughts about the 2023 "workforce session", what this means for medical students and graduating residents, and a plea for Rad Onc advocacy in the broadest sense.
The episode concludes with more discussion of the conference and our future.
Here are links to things mentioned in the show:

• Dr. Susannah Ellsworth Xeet on over/under supply, and her thread on the session.
• Matt Xeet on the alarming SOAP data and the "12,000 RVU Poll"
• How Much Are Resident Physicians Worth by Dr. Carmody, an excellent read on "the economy of residents"

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