Neurology + Radiology Question

[Rudy Guliani]

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Hello all, I've got a question, if anyone out there has an answer for me I'll be much obliged. Hopefully daelroy approves of this. My question is, I am interested in both neurology and radiology, and I was wondering if you could apply to residency programs in both of those areas. I guess the main question is since neuro is on the early match, if I got into a neuro program and then got into a rads program on the regular match, could I turn down the neuro program at that point? Thanks for any answers.

RG

 

[Jaded Soul]

Once you match, it's legally binding. If you match neuro, the SF Match will inform the NRMP and you will be ineligible for any conflicting programs (i.e. anything that isn't a prelim/transitional year).

http://www.sfmatch.org/general/rules.html

 

[Rudy Guliani]

muchas gracias, but still a bummer

 

[Leforte]

There are 7 year combined neuro/radiology/neurorads programs out there where you are board eligible in all three specialties.

Look it up on Freida.

How they can learn it all in such a short amount of time is beyond me.

 

[Rudy Guliani]

yeah, i'll check it out, but 7 years, yikes...i want to have some hair left when i finish residency. thanks for the tip!

 

[Docxter]

There are 7 year combined neuro/radiology/neurorads programs out there where you are board eligible in all three specialties.

Look it up on Freida.

How they can learn it all in such a short amount of time is beyond me.

There are only 3 combined neuro/radiology/neurorads programs listed in ERAS. Overall these programs, which were once thought to be the next "big thing", have generally been unsuccessful. They started out with a big promise and great forecasted potential future in 1998-99 with four programs. Since then, two have closed down due to lack of enthusiasm from the trainees. The bottom line was that you end up doing either neurology or radiology, and most of the trainees ended up just doing radiology. Hopkins just recently started one. We'll have to see how the future pans out.

 

[Leforte]

I agree that they haven't been all that sucessful - but they are there if one is interested in them. it takes 6-7 years to go into neuro rads anyway, and 4+ years for neurology independently. I guess an advantage may be being able to read your groups own images if they had a CT/MRI while still being able to have a clinical practice in neurology... still a lot of years, but no different than any other residency+fellowship program out there.

 

[syrinx]

I agree that they haven't been all that sucessful - but they are there if one is interested in them. it takes 6-7 years to go into neuro rads anyway, and 4+ years for neurology independently. I guess an advantage may be being able to read your groups own images if they had a CT/MRI while still being able to have a clinical practice in neurology... still a lot of years, but no different than any other residency+fellowship program out there.

I also looked into these programs. I worked with the guy that developed the program at Hopkins and told me that the combined program is designed for purely an academic career. Not very suitable for a private-practice neurorad job which I didn't really understand.