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Over the years I have heard things about IR being the future of medicine. Students say they are at the forefront and will only expand. However after seeing it first hand now for the past month I have to say that I don't really understand where that sentiment is coming from. I am at a school with a respected IR program. But a majority of the day is vasc access, diagnostic imaging, g-tubes, etc. When they use radiochemoembolization they must have nuclear medicine int he room. The IR guys hate seeing patients and actually managing any care. I can only imagine when you get out in private practice or smaller centers IR does even less. One of the big things I've notice too is that many other doctors, e.g. surgery, don't have respect for the field and docs in it as clinicians.
So why do you guys think students want to do IR so badly? Why is the field becoming more competitive when they don't even make any more money and most private groups don't want to take on the hours?
IMO students think IR docs know everything and can treat anything. I find this attitude sorely lacking in understanding that IR is essentially there to do a simple procedure (granted usually only they can do it or maybe cards/vasc surgery but they have more important things to do than vascular access) and IR doesn't want to manage patients on a large scale. I find it interesting on auntminnie to see all the students saying they will be different and IR will take over more control of patients... but they been saying this stuff for years and years and nothing has changed like they all say.
So why do you guys think students want to do IR so badly? Why is the field becoming more competitive when they don't even make any more money and most private groups don't want to take on the hours?
IMO students think IR docs know everything and can treat anything. I find this attitude sorely lacking in understanding that IR is essentially there to do a simple procedure (granted usually only they can do it or maybe cards/vasc surgery but they have more important things to do than vascular access) and IR doesn't want to manage patients on a large scale. I find it interesting on auntminnie to see all the students saying they will be different and IR will take over more control of patients... but they been saying this stuff for years and years and nothing has changed like they all say.