RLI Summit

Three Days of Unparalleled Professional Development

Registration Details

Date:

Sept. 26–28, 2025

Location:

Boston, MA

Credits:

To Be Determined

Format:

In-Person

Cost:

Discounts for ACR members and teams. See pricing chart below for details.

Register

Course Overview

Ready to lead with purpose and confidence in the face of growing complexity? The 2025 Radiology Leadership Institute® (RLI) Summit is your opportunity to step away from the daily grind and gain the tools, mindset, and network to thrive. Whether you’re early in your career or a seasoned leader, this interactive, high-impact weekend is designed to help radiology professionals navigate today’s most pressing challenges—from workforce shortages and financial pressures to consolidation and technological disruption. Through powerful strategies, practical tools, and meaningful connections, the RLI Summit will prepare you to take back control and lead with clarity, resilience, and lasting impact. The challenges are real—but so are the opportunities.

Pricing

	Regular Rates June 1 - Sept 26
Member	$1,850
Member-in-Training	$975
Nonmember	$2,450
Two-person Team – Member* (Buy one, get one 50% off)*	$2,776 for two members (or $1,388/person)
Two-person Team – Nonmember* (Buy one, get one 50% off)*	$3,676 for two nonmembers (or $1,838/person)

*Not available to members in training. To get team pricing, call the ACR Meetings Registration at 800-373-2204 Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5pm ET. Cannot be combined with other discounts.

New for 2025: ACR + AHRA Collaboration

This year, the RLI Summit is proud to collaborate with the Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) to bring physician and administrative leaders together in a shared learning environment.

AHRA members are invited to join this immersive experience and take advantage of extended ACR member pricing and team discounts.

AHRA members enjoy these exclusive benefits:

Register at the ACR member rate
Bring a radiology partner and receive 50% off the second registration
Access sessions designed with both administrators and physicians in mind

What You'll Gain

This year’s Summit is all about building resilience and efficiency in your organization. You’ll leave with:

Tools to lead change and engage stakeholders with clarity and confidence.
Financial fluency to advocate for decisions that align with your goals.
An entrepreneurial mindset to help you prioritize, problem-solve, and drive results—even amid workforce shortages.

You’ll apply these skills in real-time through interactive case studies led by top radiology and administrative leaders. Plus, you’ll receive expert guidance from faculty at Babson College, ranked #1 in entrepreneurship education for over 30 years.

Thank you to the Massachusetts Radiological Society (MRS) for sponsoring the Resident & Early Career Physician Leaders Program on Thursday, September 25.

Why Attend

Break Out of Operational Overwhelm and Elevate Your Impact at the 2025 RLI Summit. This immersive, three-day leadership experience is designed for radiologists and healthcare administrators ready to:

Strengthen team alignment and trust through shared learning
Build financial fluency to drive strategic decision-making
Improve communication and influence across clinical and operational teams
Apply business school concepts to healthcare leadership through interactive case studies

Something for everyone at the RLI Summit: Whether you’re a radiology chair or a system director overseeing imaging operations, attending as a team allows you to return to your organization with a unified strategy and renewed energy.

This is the kind of time away and high-level learning that helps administrators and physicians align — and deliver real results.
Jason Newmark, MBA, FACHE
Past President
AHRA

Adapt. Lead. Thrive.

Join us in Boston and bring your colleagues for this transformative learning experience.

Schedule

Time	Event	Speakers
5:30-9pm	Pre-Conference: Resident & Young Physicians Program The program kicks off with the Summit Pre-Conference Resident and Young Physician Leadership Program on Thursday evening. Free to residents, and all Summit attendees, topics reflect a mix of both topical and timeless business management and leadership content designed specifically for rising leaders.
5:30-6pm	Networking
6-6:10pm	Welcome, Thank You to and Brief Remarks by the Massachusetts Radiological Society	Amy Oliveira, MD
6:10-6:15pm	Faculty Introductions
6:15-6:40pm	Show Me the Money: Finance, Billing, and Coding	Kurt Schoppe, MD
6:40-7:05pm	Corporatization and Consolidation in Healthcare and Its Impact on Radiology	Dana Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, FACR
7:05-7:30pm	Recent Trends in Academic vs. Nonacademic Radiologist Compensation & Clinical Productivity	Richard Duszak Jr., MD, FACR
7:30-7:45pm	Break
7:45-8:10pm	Leading in the Current Environment?	Cheri Canon, MD, FACR
8:10-8:35pm	Personal Finance for Radiologists: Smart Strategies for Early & Mid-Career Planning	Kurt Schoppe, MD
8:35-9pm	All Faculty Q&A	Moderator: Geoffrey Rubin. MD, MBA, FACR

Time	Event	Speakers
7:30-8:30am	Breakfast
8:30am-12pm	Building Resilience in Times of Change: Tools to Be Entrepreneurial for Radiologists Radiologists face challenges on multiple fronts, including managing increasing workloads, workforce shortages, and rapidly changing technologies. In this ever-changing environment, the same tactics we are used to will not always work. Babson’s Entrepreneurial Thought and Action (ET&A) methodology is a tool you can bring to these challenges. While you may not identify as an entrepreneur, the current-day radiologist is faced with many decisions that require a similar way of thinking and acting. In applying ET&A together in this session we will practice an adaptable way of thinking to help you in your daily work. We will do a series of interactive exercises designed to help you make this tool your own to help navigate environments that are increasingly uncertain and unknowable.	Lily Crosina, MBA, PhD
12-1:30pm	Lunch
1:30-5pm	Case Study Breakout Sessions The Advocate's Dilemma: A Radiologist's Plea for Prudence in Payment Policy This case explores the complex considerations when a well-meaning group of patient advocates champions the need for better access to supplemental screening for patients at high risk for breast cancer. Their chosen approach is to secure a new CPT code for abbreviated breast MRI (AB-MRI) for breast cancer screening. While the advocates believe a new CPT code will lead to greater accessibility and insurance reimbursement for AB-MRI, a radiologist raises several concerns based on her experience with medical coding and varying reimbursement policies by different payers. The case explains the need for caution when undertaking advocacy efforts and addresses strategies to encourage collaboration among multiple different interested parties when seeking to tackle payment policy issues.	Dana Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, FACR Melody W. Mulaik Kurt Schoppe, MD
5:30pm	Awards Reception

Time	Event	Speaker
7:30-8:30am	Breakfast
8:30am-12pm	Healthcare Financial Planning: Providing Justification for Radiology Investments Financial planning is crucial in radiology because it allows healthcare organizations to strategically allocate funds for long-term investments like new medical equipment, infrastructure upgrades, and technology advancements, enabling them to make informed decisions, improve patient outcomes, and maintain their competitive position. This session will explore how healthcare organizations use financial planning and analysis to determine whether a capital investment is worth pursuing, ensuring that the organization’s financial resources are allocated properly. This session will be accessible for those that consider themselves novice or experienced when it comes to finance and will conclude with recommendations on how radiologists can best pitch capital investments to the CFO of their organization.	Patrick Gregory, CFA, MS, MBA
12-1:30pm	Lunch
1:30-5pm	Case Study Breakout Sessions The Advocate's Dilemma: A Radiologist's Plea for Prudence in Payment Policy This case explores the complex considerations when a well-meaning group of patient advocates champions the need for better access to supplemental screening for patients at high risk for breast cancer. Their chosen approach is to secure a new CPT code for abbreviated breast MRI (AB-MRI) for breast cancer screening. While the advocates believe a new CPT code will lead to greater accessibility and insurance reimbursement for AB-MRI, a radiologist raises several concerns based on her experience with medical coding and varying reimbursement policies by different payers. The case explains the need for caution when undertaking advocacy efforts and addresses strategies to encourage collaboration among multiple different interested parties when seeking to tackle payment policy issues.	Dana Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, FACR Melody W. Mulaik Kurt Schoppe, MD

Time

Event

Speakers

7:30-8:30am

Breakfast

8:30am-12pm

Influence in Healthcare: Difficult Conversations and Persuading Others

The ability to have difficult conversations effectively—whether with colleagues across departments, administrators over resources, insurance companies regarding reimbursements, or patients about treatment plans—directly impacts patient care outcomes and organizational effectiveness. The ability to appreciate their business partners' pressures and constraints will enable radiologists to be influential and state their case persuasively. The objective is to develop the ability to find common ground as a foundation for a mutually beneficial, sustainable relationship where both parties better understand each other's drivers and complexities that influence any decisions. The session will help radiologists determine optimal ways to communicate, from an informal meeting to establish the relationship or to a formal email to wrap up an agreement. After this session, radiologists will walk away with a deeper appreciation of business partners' challenges and strategies on how to prepare for interactions that lead to productive relationships and outcomes.

Amanda Weirup, MBA, MS, PhD

12-12:30pm

Summit Wrap-up

Geoff Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR

Hotel

The Seaport Hotel

Located in the Seaport District
One of Boston’s most exciting neighborhoods
Authentic New England feel on the historic waterfront
Restaurants, parks and museums within walking distance

The reservation deadline is Monday, August 18, 2025. Reservation requests received after the cut-off date will be offered if any rooms are available at the hotel at the Group’s rate.