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Hi everyone, my first post on this Forum.
I am a first year medicine student studying in Australia. I have an interest in going into Radiology as a future career. Now you may think, that I'm only in first year, I will probably change my mind about what career I want to pursue about a thousand times over the next six years. You are probably right 🙂. But at the moment I'm excited about Radiology, so I might as well get to know more about it before my interest wanes. I think one of the main reasons I am interested in Radiology is that it is on the cutting edge of technology and I have a keen interest for Computers and Technology. I did a lot of stuff with computer programming, imaging and 3D modelling in my spare time (yes, you can laugh at me) when I was at school. So that is why I am interested in Radiology.
So I've got a few questions about the profession and I would greatly appreciate any input:
1)
(a)Having read through a few threads on SDN, it seems that Radiology is highly recommended as a career. Now that leads me to think that it is probably the most competitive or one of the most competitive fields to get into? is this correct?
(b) can any current radiologists enlighten me on the kind of grades required to enter the field of radiology?
(c)also do you think that the grades required will vary greatly from the US to Australia?
(d)are these even reasonable questions to ask (sorry I really am a newbie)? or is it impossible to compare grades?
2)
(a) Does anyone know how much grades from each year of med school count when applying for residency?
(b)Do all years count equally? I have heard that sixth year counts more than first year? this seems logical, but does anyone know what kind of percentages each year counts for? or have any general ideas about proportions that each year counts for?
(c)Generally speaking, do different specialities count different proportions of each year? so radiology might count 6th year as 30% whereas another specialty will count 6th year as 45%? is this the case, or is it basically the same for most specialties?
(This is question geared more towards those from Australia as I assume the systems are slightly different in Australia and the US, but any input is greatly appreciated. )
I realise that this is a very long post and that I have asked a lot of questions. Also, I am newbie to a lot of this, so if I have asked some stupid questions, please bear with me and let me know. I would ge very greatful if you could answer just one of the questions. Also, any input from Australian radilogists would be very valuable as I don't think I would be able to afford to go overseas.
Thank you very much for your time.
Isuru
I am a first year medicine student studying in Australia. I have an interest in going into Radiology as a future career. Now you may think, that I'm only in first year, I will probably change my mind about what career I want to pursue about a thousand times over the next six years. You are probably right 🙂. But at the moment I'm excited about Radiology, so I might as well get to know more about it before my interest wanes. I think one of the main reasons I am interested in Radiology is that it is on the cutting edge of technology and I have a keen interest for Computers and Technology. I did a lot of stuff with computer programming, imaging and 3D modelling in my spare time (yes, you can laugh at me) when I was at school. So that is why I am interested in Radiology.
So I've got a few questions about the profession and I would greatly appreciate any input:
1)
(a)Having read through a few threads on SDN, it seems that Radiology is highly recommended as a career. Now that leads me to think that it is probably the most competitive or one of the most competitive fields to get into? is this correct?
(b) can any current radiologists enlighten me on the kind of grades required to enter the field of radiology?
(c)also do you think that the grades required will vary greatly from the US to Australia?
(d)are these even reasonable questions to ask (sorry I really am a newbie)? or is it impossible to compare grades?
2)
(a) Does anyone know how much grades from each year of med school count when applying for residency?
(b)Do all years count equally? I have heard that sixth year counts more than first year? this seems logical, but does anyone know what kind of percentages each year counts for? or have any general ideas about proportions that each year counts for?
(c)Generally speaking, do different specialities count different proportions of each year? so radiology might count 6th year as 30% whereas another specialty will count 6th year as 45%? is this the case, or is it basically the same for most specialties?
(This is question geared more towards those from Australia as I assume the systems are slightly different in Australia and the US, but any input is greatly appreciated. )
I realise that this is a very long post and that I have asked a lot of questions. Also, I am newbie to a lot of this, so if I have asked some stupid questions, please bear with me and let me know. I would ge very greatful if you could answer just one of the questions. Also, any input from Australian radilogists would be very valuable as I don't think I would be able to afford to go overseas.
Thank you very much for your time.
Isuru
