Current Radiology Resident - Ask me (Almost) Anything

[GuitarFreak]

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Are IR fellowships very competitive considering many people are choosing the integrated route?

I feel that IR fellowships are still very very competitive.

 

[GuitarFreak]

I don't know very much at all about radiology but I will say that I recently had a sono and the radiologist came in and talked to me and actually did the sono himself in room. And then I had a biopsy which the radiologist did and spent a lot of time talking to me that day and personally called me with the results. So from my personal experience I'd say there's definitely opportunity for patient contact if you want it

Absolutely! I forgot to mention Sono related stuff in my previous answer but this is definitely the case. Once again, it depends on your work setting and your personal preference. If a case is somewhat complicated, the tech may not feel comfortable or perhaps you may not feel comfortable with the tech doing it and may end up doing it yourself.

 

[GuitarFreak]

How possible is it to become a radiologist with average numbers as a DO?

Do audition rotations. Read A LOT. Shine. Show interest in person and on paper. I know at least a couple DO rads with way far below the average COMLEX scores, who are currently at ACGME programs.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

There are absolutely opportunities for procedures outside of VIR. Obviously not much that is as intensive or invasive. For example, depending on your work setting, you'll end up doing things like LP's as a neurorad, or joint injections/aspirations as an MSK rad (even bone biopsies at some places).

You also definitely get patient contact, during procedures like the ones I stated above, as well as fluoro procedures.

And I definitely don't have as much time to do shows anymore and absolutely do miss it. That said, I still continue to dabble in production and songwriting.

Thanks a lot. That's definitely enough for me. I'll definitely have to try a radiology rotation.

 

[779663]

How difficult is it to get residencies in certain states? I wanna return to my home state of California for a residencyvafter four years of medical school but I'll be attending school in the midwest

 

[EnigmaticScale]

How can I become a DO IR?
or a DO Vascular Surg?

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

How can I become a DO IR?

As a follow up to this question, in @Jalby's radiologist AMA on pre-allo, he said that he thinks IR will be a dead specialty fairly soon. What do you think about that?

 

[Peach Newport]

haha unfortunately he isn't... 🙁

My main influences have been Satriani, SRV, Hendrix, and BB King to name a few.

If John frusciante isn't included in your answer, I'm not sure I can take anything you say seriously.

 

[GuitarFreak]

How difficult is it to get residencies in certain states? I wanna return to my home state of California for a residencyvafter four years of medical school but I'll be attending school in the midwest

I think California is the state with the most regional preference. That said, I know people who are from CA but did med school and residency in NY and ended up back in CA for fellowship and beyond, because of their ties to the state.

 

[GuitarFreak]

How can I become a DO IR?
or a DO Vascular Surg?

Same routes as an MD. You'll have a little bit of bias working against you but work hard, get the scores, shine on interviews and you'll be fine.

 

[GuitarFreak]

If John frusciante isn't included in your answer, I'm not sure I can take anything you say seriously.

Ah, sucks!

 

[GuitarFreak]

As a follow up to this question, in @Jalby's radiologist AMA on pre-allo, he said that he thinks IR will be a dead specialty fairly soon. What do you think about that?

I don't think IR is going anywhere. It's actually picking up traction in a lot of settings so I think it may have to do with location. I know that in the northeast, IR has blown vascular surgery out of their turf in a lot of hospitals.

That said, I'm not interested in IR so don't know much about what struggles lay ahead for the field. I also don't know @Jalby's background so he may have insights and knowledge that I don't have.

 

[Jalby]

I don't think IR is going anywhere. It's actually picking up traction in a lot of settings so I think it may have to do with location. I know that in the northeast, IR has blown vascular surgery out of their turf in a lot of hospitals.

That said, I'm not interested in IR so don't know much about what struggles lay ahead for the field. I also don't know @Jalby's background so he may have insights and knowledge that I don't have.

I interviewed at a bunch of IR fellowships. At almost all of them they lost all of their arterial procedures to the referring physicians. All the nephrologists refer their renal stents to the IR Nephrologist. All the NeuroIR stuff is being done by neurosurgeons. What gets left to the Rads is CT Guided biopsy and drains. Nothing very interesting and nothing that pays well. If it pays well, someone in the field will specialize in it.

Heck, at Mans Greatest Hospital their IR docs do about 2 procedures a day, if they are lucky.

 

[GuitarFreak]

I interviewed at a bunch of IR fellowships. At almost all of them they lost all of their arterial procedures to the referring physicians. All the nephrologists refer their renal stents to the IR Nephrologist. All the NeuroIR stuff is being done by neurosurgeons. What gets left to the Rads is CT Guided biopsy and drains. Nothing very interesting and nothing that pays well. If it pays well, someone in the field will specialize in it.

Heck, at Mans Greatest Hospital their IR docs do about 2 procedures a day, if they are lucky.

Definitely knew about neuro IR - wasn't aware of the rest of it though!

Thanks!

 

[itisamarathon]

Hi there,

Thank you for doing this.. I am a non-traditional student. I got my MBA and worked as a finance consultant for 3 yrs before deciding to quit that line and take up this journey to become a physician. For the past 1.5 yrs I have been taking undergrad pre-reqs, and was racing against time. So did not have time to do research work.. nevertheless I still applied without any research experience.. though I received secondaries (all CA schools as my husband works there) from all schools I applied to.. Apart from 2 rejections, and 1 hold..I have not heard from others yet as to the interview - it looks bleak. What I wanted to know is how to get research experience when you are out of school? I googled and found some national foundations that had research positions open but only for qualified students. I am not sure I am doing it the right way.. I don't know if research is the gap that I need to fill..my stats are (3.92 GPA, and a 513 on MCAT)... any suggestions you might offer?

Thanks!

 

[behniaahmadi]

Hi , what would you recommend to someone interested in neuroscience and neuroimaging? Rad