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Celiac Plexus said:You seem to be saying, in a roundabout sort of way, that radiologists are greedy and don't care about patients. I disagree.
Although I never said they are greedy...I think the salaries that they ask for(which BTW surpass what most other health care professionals make in the hospital) are rather steep. Do I think they don't care about patients, of course not. If it seemed that I implied that, I apologize.
Celiac Plexus said:Blaming radiologists for turning down subpar job offers as a reason for compromised patient care is ridiculous.
What is really compromised if physicians were properly trained to do the training than an average IR would be trained in as well. How much of a general radiology residency is devoted to learning IR techniques? No, really, I'm asking a genuine question. Would patient care suffer if Neuro and Cards were able to do the same fellowship program that was open to Rads grads?
Celiac Plexus said:What exactly do you propose they do? Take a below-market job offer just because your hospital needs them? America doesn't work like that. At the moment, hospitals need radiologists more than radiologists need hospitals.
If physicians continue to hold their standards akin to that of corporate America, then there is probably nothing more to discuss really. But you're right, we do need you more than you need us. Sad but true.
Celiac Plexus said:If your hospital really needs an interventional radiologist to avoid compromising patient care, by your logic the CEO should be the one to take a pay cut.
I don't disagree there. But if we are sitting here playing a game of chicken with the CEOs to see who budges first...I think the CEO won't have any problems waiting this out. His primary obligation is to make the hospital money. Our primary obligation is patient care.