multimodality imaging training

[josephf1]

i have decided not to do interventional (cathing at 3 am = no life) or EP (no jobs = no jobs) and like gen cards an imaging. Obviously there are 4and5th year programs available to do advanced imaging and get level III in things (MRI, CT, etc). I want to do private practice NOT academics. Within my program in 3 years of gen cards fellowship i can probably get level II in ECHO, Nuchs, CT, MRI, and vascular. Some faculty have told me I should be level III in at least 1-2 things as well, but not sure hoe much that matters to private practice, also some told me MRI is still not worth doing in the private world. Any ideas how to maximize my training to be the msot marketable and train only 3 years? Thx

 

[dragonfly99]

If you can actually get level II in CT in addition to echo and nuclear in 3 years, I think that would be pretty good. I haven't seen private practice people doing MRI...it's just not very practical. But I've only been in a couple of different states so maybe that isn't the case everywhere.
I don't think you need Level III to get a job, although Level III in either echo or nuclear would be a feather in your cap. It would have never been possible to get Level III in either one of those @my program in 3 years. I did see a few job postings asking for people with Level III in nuclear or echo, but not many at all...usually those jobs are where they are looking for someone to direct a nuclear or echo lab. So that would be either academic or some large private practice.
You only need Level II to be able to read and bill for stuff, so that's what most of them want. If you can get certified to read CT's that is a nice feather in your cap, but most jobs don't require it...I would have liked to get it but just not possible @my program.

 

[drdavemd]

agreed with dragonfly99, the more you know, the more attractive candidate you become, but few jobs listing I have seen require level 3 anything

I do know one private practice in FL that uses MRI routinely for viability/scar imaging and LVEF calculations in deciding on ICDs and placement of LV leads.