Medical Physics in Rural Hospitals: Higher Dose, Lower Resources, Bigger Stakes

In this episode of Rethink Imaging, host Chris St. John sits down with Jill Shuman, a board-certified diagnostic medical physicist at the Marshfield Clinic, to pull back the curtain on the gritty reality of rural healthcare. Far removed from the massive budgets of big academic institutions, Jill oversees imaging safety and quality across a broad network of underserved facilities in Wisconsin and Michigan. From fighting "break-fix" budget constraints to navigating the quality risks of a 100% traveler technologist workforce, Jill reveals what it truly takes to protect patient lives in a system that wasn’t built for small towns.