IM or Rad?

[pigchen]

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Hi,

I thought I already decided on internal medicine until I started my radiology rotation last week! I totally love looking at the images. Radiology will allow me to obtain broad-based knowledge (which is my main reason to go for IM). However, I am not sure if I will miss the patient contact and how satisfied will I feel if I am not involved in the treatment. Any suggestions on how to figure it out??!! Thanks!!

 

[Voxel]

I have brief patient contact everyday. Just enough for me. If you need treatment you can always go into interventional radiology. Also, I hope you really understand what being a general internal medicine physician is all about. You have to ask yourself what is important in your life and how much you enjoy different aspects of each field.

 

[Voxel]

what radiologists lose in patient contact they make up for with referring clinician contact. Many radiologists enjoy physician-physician interaction more than patient interaction.