Moonlighting allowed in facility?

[osli]

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I was bored, and was browsing through a few specialties' residency location lists, and noticed a category indicating whether moonlighting was allowed in the facility.

For radiology, does that mean baby-sitting scanners or later doing night reads, or does it also mean working in the ER? Just curious what that really means. I guess I can't see a reason to exclude ER work, unless the program feels students should be at home or elsewhere reading instead...?

 

[f_w]

For radiology, does that mean baby-sitting scanners or later doing night reads,

That is what it typically means.

Some places have in-house moonlighting opportunities, usually babysitting for the (licensed) junior residents, prelim reads at some affiliated community hospital for the seniors.

I have seen a place where some of the juniors did occasional shifts in the CCU. But they had been interns at the same hospital and could step in to do the rather repetitive physician (assistant) work without a problem. ER work I would expect to be rather rare.

 

[osli]

Thanks.

I had thought that in many residency programs upper level residents moonlight in the ER... do radiologists typically not do that due to a divergence of clinical vs. specialized training?

 

[f_w]

I had thought that in many residency programs upper level residents moonlight in the ER... do radiologists typically not do that due to a divergence of clinical vs. specialized training?

It pays quite well to do rads moonlighting. Certainly better than most of the lower level ER work moonlighters get hired for.