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[MikeTheGipper]

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I've heard great things about rads jobs and the lifestyle/high compensation. I checked out auntminnie.com and for fun searched the jobs. Some explained jobs that paid 300-350k and 12 vacation weeks per year. Do these jobs really exist? Is it possible that a radiologist could potentially take a vacation week per month? I don't know much about this at all so I figured I'd ask you guys.

 

[Amxcvbcv]

Yes.

 

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[abcabc1]

If you're still a Pre-Med, it's WAY too early to be thinking about things like this. Don't take this as an insult, b/c I tend to be a bit overly forward-looking myself. It gets you nowhere and distracts you from what you need to be focused on which, in your case, is doing well and getting into the best Medical School possible. If thinking about this kind of stuff now were simply a waste of time, it wouldn't be so bad. From my experience, it serves as a waste of time AND distraction from the immediate goal.

If you get into Medical School, you'll have enough time to explore these issues. Keep in mind that the most lucrative and 'sexiest' job offers will get the most attention. While these positions do exist, they are not the norm. Also note than things in Medicine can change and change quickly. Not only that but, in many cases, there is very little Physicians can do about it as much of the compensation structure is set by the Government and Insurance Companies. Radiology is one of the hot fields now but there are signs that it will be less desirable in the future. Bottom line is you should choose the Profession that you will enjoy. If you're happy in your work, you have a better chance of doing well than if you're miserable, which also increases the chances that the money will follow.

 

[facetguy]

Radiology is one of the hot fields now but there are signs that it will be less desirable in the future.

Can you give examples of these signs?

I would think that with continued advancing technology (radiology is fairly high-tech stuff), increasing emphasis on prevention (or at least early detection), and no apparent reduction in malpractice suits (read that as docs still ordering lots of imaging studies in an effort to reduce liability), radiologists would be at least as important in the future as they are now.

 

[abcabc1]

Radiologists are very important to the Medical field and their services will always be in demand. What I meant was the field has faced reimbursement decreases (as have most, if not all, fields) and these may continue into the future. The point I was trying to make is that things change (and quickly) in Medicine and a field that is currently popular maybe less appealing in the near future. Look at CT Surgery and Surgery in general, which used to be towards the top of the pyramid. These days, Surgeons are faced with declining reimbursement, higher malpractice, cases being done by other doctors (IR, etc) and other issues that make the Surgical fields less attractive than in the past.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=560321

 

[OHMAN0125]

Radiologists are very important to the Medical field and their services will always be in demand. What I meant was the field has faced reimbursement decreases (as have most, if not all, fields) and these may continue into the future. The point I was trying to make is that things change (and quickly) in Medicine and a field that is currently popular maybe less appealing in the near future. Look at CT Surgery and Surgery in general, which used to be towards the top of the pyramid. These days, Surgeons are faced with declining reimbursement, higher malpractice, cases being done by other doctors (IR, etc) and other issues that make the Surgical fields less attractive than in the past.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=560321

Poor surgery. You have to give them credit, they certainly work the hardest and yet their reimbursements keep shrinking. Even the most popular surgical fields like ENT and optho have been hit hard in recent years. Now other specialties are "more" under attack from government and ins companies. GI, cards, rads, derm have been under scrutiny more so than other fields recently IMO. Safety for derm is cosmetics obviously.