radiology research mentor

[bosky]

the threads here and on Aunt Minnie are getting me down...

If you know you want to do academic radiology... what is the best way to find a REAL mentor/role model? not just someone to write you a recommendation to get you into a program.

It doesn't seem to me that radiologists are really THAT involved in research - maybe it's just my local medical school, but it seems to be a cultural problem, especially because of the high salaries available to private practice radiologists....

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[Voxel]

Find someone at your school or at other schools who has a) published a lot or is publishing alot and b) willing to mentor you. They are out there you just have to look.

 

[bosky]

Thanks for the advice.

My research is cutting edge, my advisor has extremely good pedigree and is considered a leader in his area, yet not a single rad here seems interested in anything we do. Lately, I've considered giving away authorship just to "develop" a relationship with a radiologist...