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[fahimaz7]

Not according to any Attending in private practice I've talked with.

I feel like Winged Scapula's input would help here.

It matters in private practice radiology. One group I know of has 18 partners, 18 were chief residents, 16 were AOA, and all of them were from top 15 programs in radiology (WashU, Wake, UCSF, etc).

 

[Josh7]

Houston. You should be able to figure it out from there 😉.

 

[Law2Doc]

It matters in private practice radiology. One group I know of has 18 partners, 18 were chief residents, 16 were AOA, and all of them were from top 15 programs in radiology (WashU, Wake, UCSF, etc).

Data based on one group. N=1. That proves it. 🙄

and we won't get into the debate of whether some of the places you list (Wake) are even top 15 programs in that specialty.

Radiology is rapidly becoming dominated by academic center affiliations and multistate mega-corporations, not 18 partner shops, so it's hard to say if the place you picked is representative of a place many would deem a better private practice gig, versus one that is simply waiting to be wiped out by a big chain. Sort of like mom and pop stores competing with Walmart in that field these days.

In radiology most hires are based on where and with whom you did fellowship and in what subspecialty (over 90% in rads do fellowship these days), so I assure you your med school AOA isn't going to make a difference.

 

[SpartanGuy]

As a premed I found this thread to be a great read and appreciate all of the varying perspectives, thanks for the knowledge!

 

[GadRads]

Of course you do, because you're a pre-med and everything as a pre-med is based on becoming better than other pre-meds and getting into the absolute best program possible. I understand. Once you get into medical school you will realize that people don't really care about prestige, with two key exceptions: those in Academic Medicine, and those who went to prestigious institutions (because they want to think that makes them special).

This is true. I frankly don't get the obsession with prestige. However I believe in going to the best place to learn what you need to--it could be at Podunk.

 

[sliceofbread136]

Data based on one group. N=1. That proves it. 🙄

and we won't get into the debate of whether some of the places you list (Wake) are even top 15 programs in that specialty.

Radiology is rapidly becoming dominated by academic center affiliations and multistate mega-corporations, not 18 partner shops, so it's hard to say if the place you picked is representative of a place many would deem a better private practice gig, versus one that is simply waiting to be wiped out by a big chain. Sort of like mom and pop stores competing with Walmart in that field these days.

In radiology most hires are based on where and with whom you did fellowship and in what subspecialty (over 90% in rads do fellowship these days), so I assure you your med school AOA isn't going to make a difference.

What non-n=1 data have you posted?

 

[Law2Doc]

What non-n=1 data have you posted?

I've said and am saying this whole kind of anecdotal data is garbage evidence. so it would be hypocritical for me to combat that n=1 with another n of my own.

 

[lazers]

Data based on one group. N=1. That proves it. 🙄

and we won't get into the debate of whether some of the places you list (Wake) are even top 15 programs in that specialty.

Radiology is rapidly becoming dominated by academic center affiliations and multistate mega-corporations, not 18 partner shops, so it's hard to say if the place you picked is representative of a place many would deem a better private practice gig, versus one that is simply waiting to be wiped out by a big chain. Sort of like mom and pop stores competing with Walmart in that field these days.

In radiology most hires are based on where and with whom you did fellowship and in what subspecialty (over 90% in rads do fellowship these days), so I assure you your med school AOA isn't going to make a difference.

In radonc most don't do fellowships.

 

[fahimaz7]

I've said and am saying this whole kind of anecdotal data is garbage evidence. so it would be hypocritical for me to combat that n=1 with another n of my own.

It's actually not garbage. If you want to get into practice in his city then you better be a chief residents, AOA, and come from a top tier radiology program. That is simple fact. While it may not apply to other practices in the region, the fact of the matter is that where you go for residency may make a difference when you try to get into a particular market. This same principle can be applied to other highly-competitive markets in the country.

 

[PreMedOrDead]

Thanks for the responses guys, definitely a good perspective to consider! Must have been odd that it happened several times during my shadowing.

 

[45408]

In radonc most don't do fellowships.

Which is a completely different specialty from radiology.