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To mitigate effects of understaffing, the most frequently reported short-term strategy was offering moonlighting (100\/226, 44.2%), whereas offering part-time employment was the most frequently reported long-term strategy for retaining (86\/226, 38.1%) and recruiting (120\/226, 53.1%) radiologists. Over one-third (77\/226, 34.1%) of respondents reported using advanced practice providers, most often for procedural support and patient navigation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Understaffed breast radiologists often perceived delays in patient care and increased levels of physician burnout. 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