Articles in Expert Speak
“A doctor is seldom aware of the environmental aspect of hospital planning”
…says Dr R Chandrashekhar, Chief Architect, Central Bureau Design, Directorate General – Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. Venturing into the less traversed field of Medical Architecture, the first person in India to have a PhD in this field, he has contributed almost 24 years of his career designing and planning hospitals.
‘There is a huge radiologist shortage; it is a tip of the iceberg issue’
I decided to pursue radiology a long while ago. It is an excellent field for medical graduates with a good verbal and visual sense. In essence, it requires a keen understanding of the subtleties of the radiographic image. Having analysed the image, the radiologist needs to communicate the findings in a coherent and precise manner in the form of a clinically relevant report.
