Despite the ongoing pandemic, the medical imaging community continues to innovate, and educate, and question, and improve. RSNA 2021 was a reminder, to me, that our collective work to provide the most helpful medical imaging to all individuals is a work in progress, yet is advancing in many important ways.
if medical students do not consider radiology because radiologists “do not see patients” they should think again. Radiology can offer quality patient encounters, procedural work, and the opportunity to work with some of the most amazing technologies in medicine, while also providing an adaptable lifestyle.
Nuclear medicine is challenging to prepare for and, while only one of many subspecialties encountered during radiology residency training, this subspecialty area rises to relative prominence when ABR board exams come around.
A key messages for future ABR Certifying Exam test-takers is this: Don’t despair if you are short on study time for the Certifying Exam. Nearly all of you will complete a radiology fellowship and this should sufficiently prepare you for much of the Certifying Exam.
“Radiology is one of the diverse specialties – not just in pathology, but also in lifestyle. Radiology caters to a wide range of personal interests, including those who like procedures, those who like overnight call, those who do not like overnight call, those who are interested in pediatrics, those who are interested in women’s health… the list goes on. This is likely why radiology was the highest back-up specialty per the NRMP. It caters to everyone.”
“It really struck me how critical we radiologists are to the process—over a decade of research and huge sums of money invested to get this drug approved and it all came down to our reads.”
-Phillip Kuo, MD, PhD
Take advantage of every opportunity to learn while supervised because you never know what your unsupervised professional future may require.
Remember that you are duty-bound to learn every day.
If you foster a healthy life outside of radiology you will also thrive at work.
Be kind and respectful to everybody, especially at 2 AM while on call.
For all current and future radiologists, finding your ideal job in radiology is a high-priority pursuit. Joining a radiology practice is an important life decision that can impact your life for decades. Unfortunately, many radiology trainees are not optimally prepared to find their ideal job. This article provides useful information that can help future radiologists secure an ideal radiology position.
“Most importantly, I realized that my time is limited. You only have one life to become your ideal self. Only one life to make a difference. For me, social media is the best way to make a difference on a large scale.”
-Bill Wong, MD
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