Attendings shadowing others?

[RexKD]

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How common is it for attendings to "shadow" (for lack of a better word) other attendings in related specialties?

I can imagine that a rad-onc would benefit from learning more about heme-onc and that a neuroradiologist would benefit from learning more about clinical neurology.

 

[doc05]

no offense dude, but you tend to ask a ton of stupid questions.

attendings don't "shadow" other attendings. you don't get reimbursed for that. they learn what they need to in residency/fellowship. they keep up with the field with CME, journals, and consulting with others.

 

[Whisker Barrel Cortex]

How common is it for attendings to "shadow" (for lack of a better word) other attendings in related specialties?

I can imagine that a rad-onc would benefit from learning more about heme-onc and that a neuroradiologist would benefit from learning more about clinical neurology.

I don't think "shadowing" happens much, but the best specialists interact and know about related fields. The rad-oncs and heme-oncs often have joint meetings where they discuss cases and they coordinate care of their patients to get the best results.

The best radiologists are those that learn as much about the clinical management of certain conditions as possible. Whenever neurologists review a scan with the neurorads, there is usually a give and take as to the best management of the patient and both sides usually learn a lot. The same goes for surgeons and abdominal radiologists, thoracic surgeons / pulmonologists and chest radiologists, etc. At least in academic centers, there are meetings involving radiologists and clinicians in nearly every possible field where the imaging and clinical management are discussed.

Whenever I call something on call that results in action (surgeons taking a patient to the OR for an appendicitis or internal hernia that I called on CT, OB/GYNs taking a suspected torsion to the OR that I called on US, etc) I will either directly follow up with the service or at least read the notes in order to learn what they saw during the procedure. Its a great way to learn.

 

[RexKD]

no offense dude, but you tend to ask a ton of stupid questions.

attendings don't "shadow" other attendings. you don't get reimbursed for that. they learn what they need to in residency/fellowship. they keep up with the field with CME, journals, and consulting with others.

No offense dude, but if you have nothing good to say, you should shut your mouth.

 

[Obedeli]

no offense dude, but you tend to ask a ton of stupid questions.

 

[RexKD]

I don't think "shadowing" happens much, but the best specialists interact and know about related fields. The rad-oncs and heme-oncs often have joint meetings where they discuss cases and they coordinate care of their patients to get the best results.

The best radiologists are those that learn as much about the clinical management of certain conditions as possible. Whenever neurologists review a scan with the neurorads, there is usually a give and take as to the best management of the patient and both sides usually learn a lot. The same goes for surgeons and abdominal radiologists, thoracic surgeons / pulmonologists and chest radiologists, etc. At least in academic centers, there are meetings involving radiologists and clinicians in nearly every possible field where the imaging and clinical management are discussed.

Whenever I call something on call that results in action (surgeons taking a patient to the OR for an appendicitis or internal hernia that I called on CT, OB/GYNs taking a suspected torsion to the OR that I called on US, etc) I will either directly follow up with the service or at least read the notes in order to learn what they saw during the procedure. Its a great way to learn.

Thank you for the reply WBC. I always enjoy reading your insightful and well written posts.

 

[mdblue]

How common is it for attendings to "shadow" (for lack of a better word) other attendings in related specialties?

I can imagine that a rad-onc would benefit from learning more about heme-onc and that a neuroradiologist would benefit from learning more about clinical neurology.

psychiatrists always get peer or indv supervision which I presume is a form of shadowing.

 

[Ursus Martimus]

No offense dude, but if you have nothing good to say, you should shut your mouth.

DOC05 had 19 posts yesterday, lots of inflammatory ones. This might be expected with someone in a hypo-manic state. Perhaps we should should check his lithium levels.

 

[NinerNiner999]

No offense dude, but if you have nothing good to say, you should shut your mouth.

Somehow I don't think he was talking out loud while he was typing 😉 Anyhoo, I'm sure some academic freaks curbside other specialties from time to time to gain a little outside knowledge, but I doubt anyone with an attending workload would come to work for free to do this...