Does Concierge Medicine Transcend Radiology Education Issues in Developing Countries?
In a recent report, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated economic influence tops the list of issues pertaining to radiology education in developing countries. Private institutions receive economic support from private insurance companies where investing in training and newer radiology equipment creates a cost benefit, a faster return of capital. For less economically supported facilities, training falls behind and a ripple effect occurs: radiologists who receive training at public or university-associated programs emigrate to private institutions, less experienced staff are left in charge of postgraduate education, standards tumble and programs fade to obsolescence. Ramirez-Arias, MD and Rodriguez-Trevino, MD from the School of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico and Gonzalez-Vergara, MD, School of Medicine, Universidad La Salle Mexico, Mexico issued a commentary which proposes a concierge medicine model to address education and physician issues. Concierge (boutique
