dislike procedures

[2muchplanning]

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Hi,

I'm an intern matched at PGY2 spot in radiology next year so before I start, I'm already comitted. I love radiology and love reading images but I'm not too keen on really any procedures (fluoro's ok). Please, before I get any negative responses -- I know I'll have to learn these procedures and will be doing them during residency, I just don't want to do them the rest of my life.

Are there any subspecialties that are more devoid of procedures. Nucs comes to mind but I was wondering if there were others. I was also wondering if people can get out of doing procedures based on the job they chose. Is there a difference in the amount of procedures you will be doing in academics vs. private practice?

I figure this will all get sorted out in the next 5 years but I was curious in what those ahead of me had to say about it.

 

[colbgw02]

As you've already hinted, radiology is diverse enough that you'll be able to find a job that fits your wants. If neuroradiology is what you love, I wouldn't avoid it just because you hate angios or spine procedures. You ought to be able to find a job where you just bang out CTs and MRs all day if that's your thing. With the exception of VIR (duh) and breast imaging, that pretty much holds true for all sub-specialties.

To answer your question, I would toss peds into the ring. This still assumes, of course, that you're not counting fluoro as a procedure (or doing your own ultrasounds). In my experience, kids that need a biopsy or drainage tend to go to the OR, but maybe that's just how my hospital works.