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Matching Radiology
Hi friends,
I was hoping for some insight and advice into matching radiology as someone who just recently decided that it was the specialty for them. For starters, I’m an M4 so it really is a last minute change, hence my anxiety about the switch.
I started medical school planning to do surgery/ortho, was Ortho interest group president and have quite a bit of research (6 or 7 first author pubs, 2 textbook chapters, 3 presentations and 4-5 other 2nd author pubs). During clinicals, I decided that the surgery lifestyle/culture just was not for me and had to be more honest with myself when it comes to what specialty actually aligns with my more introverted, analytical self. I narrowed it down to either pathology or radiology and had been planning to do pathology until my most recent rotation in radiology. I have really loved my rotation and think I’d rather look at radiology images all day vs slides.
I just got off a pathology rotation that I did well on, built strong connections and got a letter from the chair of the department. I guess my apprehension about applying radiology is that I haven’t built those connections and ERAS submissions are coming up. The radiologists I’m with now have offered to write me a letter but otherwise I fear I don’t have a strong application for radiology. Would appreciate any and all advice or someone to tell me if radiology is a long shot at this point.
For reference: I’m at a mid-tier Midwest program, honors in FM, IM, OBGYN and my pathology AI, high pass in all others. At least top quartile of class. 260 step2
Hi friends,
I was hoping for some insight and advice into matching radiology as someone who just recently decided that it was the specialty for them. For starters, I’m an M4 so it really is a last minute change, hence my anxiety about the switch.
I started medical school planning to do surgery/ortho, was Ortho interest group president and have quite a bit of research (6 or 7 first author pubs, 2 textbook chapters, 3 presentations and 4-5 other 2nd author pubs). During clinicals, I decided that the surgery lifestyle/culture just was not for me and had to be more honest with myself when it comes to what specialty actually aligns with my more introverted, analytical self. I narrowed it down to either pathology or radiology and had been planning to do pathology until my most recent rotation in radiology. I have really loved my rotation and think I’d rather look at radiology images all day vs slides.
I just got off a pathology rotation that I did well on, built strong connections and got a letter from the chair of the department. I guess my apprehension about applying radiology is that I haven’t built those connections and ERAS submissions are coming up. The radiologists I’m with now have offered to write me a letter but otherwise I fear I don’t have a strong application for radiology. Would appreciate any and all advice or someone to tell me if radiology is a long shot at this point.
For reference: I’m at a mid-tier Midwest program, honors in FM, IM, OBGYN and my pathology AI, high pass in all others. At least top quartile of class. 260 step2
