Started Radiology rotation today

[mdin12mo]

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Hey

I started my first day in radiology today. It was kind of awkward in that i was paired up with a married couple in my medical school class. They have their hearts set up on doing IR. They are actually doing an IR month before a general DR month. It is so outlandish, in that they have already subscribed to the journal for vascular and interventional radiology and read it during work. I can understand being eager and wanting to learn but they are bugging the hell out of the rad techs and also the residents themselves. I saw one of the residents roll her eyes when they were pounding the attending with non stop questions. Should i inform them that this is really not the way to impress the attending or should i just let it roll? any info will help...and ohh yeh...12 months left before the MD is next to my name...kind of scary..

M

 

[Taurus]

I started mine yesterday. You should tell the married couple to hurry up and have kids before they go into IR. Else, their kids will be born with 4 arms and 3 legs.

The hardest part of a radiology rotation is to look interested and not fall asleep when the attending looks over his shoulder to look at you while he's dictating. 😀

So far, I'm loving radiology!

 

[Mariah246]

The gunner in me is telling me to tell you to let them be.

Hey, 2 less competitors.

::::: ducks behind flame shield :::::

 

[hans19]

The gunner in me is telling me to tell you to let them be.

Hey, 2 less competitors.

::::: ducks behind flame shield :::::

First, they are trying 👍....

but too hard 👎

Theres a fine line between trying to look interested and being annoying/getting in the way of doing work. There is also a fine line between staying out of the way (so we can get are work done) and looking disinterested.

Lemme get this straight, they BOTH want to do IR?

2 annoying candidates + couples match = UNMATCHED!!!

 

[superdevil]

The hardest part of a radiology rotation is to look interested and not fall asleep when the attending looks over his shoulder to look at you while he's dictating. 😀

as much as i love rads, truer words were never spoken. every part of a rads rotation bascially involves sitting in the dark and being ignored. sure, every once in a while you can be johnny-on-the-spot and be the first one to call the floor team to say "just thought you'd like to know about mr. johnson's pneumothorax", but the rest is just a test to see how much mountain dew you can drink without wetting yourself. 😎

 

[Microhabitats]

as much as i love rads, truer words were never spoken. every part of a rads rotation bascially involves sitting in the dark and being ignored. sure, every once in a while you can be johnny-on-the-spot and be the first one to call the floor team to say "just thought you'd like to know about mr. johnson's pneumothorax", but the rest is just a test to see how much mountain dew you can drink without wetting yourself. 😎

That is sooooo true.

 

[colbgw02]

I would just roll with the married couple, unless they're close friends. If they can't figure it out on their own, then either a superior (resident or attending) will tell them or they'll remain ignorant. In either case, they deserve it. You're under no particular obligation to clue them in, and they may resent it coming from a peer and someone they might see as competition.

 

[schan]

First of all.... radiologists and residents don't like "gunners"

It is easy to identify. Med students who know too much, ask too many questions, and already subscribed to journals?? That is too much. Having been on admissions committees, we really like the down to earth and simply smart and good natured medical students. We kick ourselves whenever someone slips through the cracks. We are usually pretty right but occasionally, someone who seemed normal and a non-gunner gets by very rarely.

My advice is to be real, honest, and sincerely interested in learning. Being a med student in radiology is hard. How can one impress the radiologist/resident?? difficult I say. Hard to turn around and talk while dictating a case.

I advise you do IR. And then spend a few days in the reading room. It's like watching someone playing video games. IR rotations, in my experience at least, where medical students can shine.

 

[freddydpt]

Hey

I started my first day in radiology today. It was kind of awkward in that i was paired up with a married couple in my medical school class. They have their hearts set up on doing IR. They are actually doing an IR month before a general DR month. It is so outlandish, in that they have already subscribed to the journal for vascular and interventional radiology and read it during work. I can understand being eager and wanting to learn but they are bugging the hell out of the rad techs and also the residents themselves. I saw one of the residents roll her eyes when they were pounding the attending with non stop questions. Should i inform them that this is really not the way to impress the attending or should i just let it roll? any info will help...and ohh yeh...12 months left before the MD is next to my name...kind of scary..

M

Married couple doing a Radiology rotation... hmmm... what will they be doing in the dark room 😉

But honestly, I joined SIR and automatically subscribed to JVIR - $25/yr total and includes free admission to the SIR conference (this yr held in DC so it was no travel for me, either). As far as pounding an attending with questions... depends on the delivery I guess. If it is non-stop to the point where the attending can't do the work, then they need to stop, but if it's genuine and clinically relevant questions, then let them be... even if you don't understand the clinical relevance at hand. I was lucky in that I wasn't on rotation with gunners, BUT I heard stories and in the end, everyone honored because 1) it's radiology and 2) most people don't get letters from a radiologist anyway and 3) many people don't even do a radiology rotation before the match... so who cares if gunnerish or not.

Advice, don't pay attention to them. Focus on yourself and enjoy 4th year of medical school... it's a year long vacation scattered with some clinical work in between.

 

[schan]

Well stated Fred!