The Margulis Alumnus Lecture
The biennial Margulis Society Alumnus Lecture was created in 2010 and recognizes a notable alumnus of the UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging who has succeeded in life, academia, or the private sector.
The 2018 Alumnus Lecture was given by distinguished alumnus Peter S. Moskowitz, MD on April 18, at the UCSF Parnassus Campus. Dr. Moskowitz will addressed the topic of 'Radiologist-Centered Imaging: How We can Save Ourselves and Our Specialty'. Based upon his 20 years of experience as a career and life coach for physicians, Dr. Moskowitz discussed the reasons for physician career dissatisfaction, the principle drivers and consequences of burnout, and what can be done to beat burnout. The solution, Radiologist-Centered Imaging, suggest the need for radiologists at all levels of training and practice to focus greater attention to both their own health and balance, but also expect and demand new commitments by departments, practices, faculty, and healthcare institutions to improve working environments and support the efforts of radiologists to modify the culture of medical imaging.
Past Alumnus Lecturers have been William R. Brody, MD, PhD, President of the Salk Institute (2010 lecturer), Herbert Y. Kressel, MD, Editor of Radiology (2012 Lecturer), and William G. Bradley, MD, PhD, Chair, Department of Radiology, University of California San Diego (2014 lecturer). The 2016 Margulis Alumnus Lecturer was Michael P. Federle, MD, FACR, Professor and Associate Chair for Education at Stanford University.
