Transferring into radiology from anesthesia

[BIGphysician]

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a lot of people are saying radiology will be replaced by robots basically

 

[qwerty89]

May I ask what the reason is? Because it sounds like to want to switch from a mediocre job market to a genuinely bad one.

 

[asdf0987]

As someone who knows many who have transferred programs (and specialties), it is never easy but many residents do it. Also, many physicians go back and train in something else at a later date. As long as you have a reasonable-sounding explanation for the switch (I would suggest against using lifestyle/salary/hours) program directors are generally understanding and will take your application into consideration among the others. Having demonstrated experience (volunteer, shadow, electives) in the new area is a major plus so to help your case, as it shows that you have put in the time to make sure it is the right specialty for you so they won't get the impression it is an impulsive decision.

 

[Taurus]

The job market has picked up this year. Anyone who's been looking for a job can tell you that. I literally get 2-3 recruiting emails daily now. I think we've hit bottom when it comes to medical student interest and it's going to rise next year.

 

[fun8stuff]

The job market has picked up this year. Anyone who's been looking for a job can tell you that. I literally get 2-3 recruiting emails daily now. I think we've hit bottom when it comes to medical student interest and it's going to rise next year.

While ill agree its picked up (or maybe not as bad as what it was made out to be)... 2-3 serious/quality recruitment emails per day may be a stretch.

 

[shark2000]

The job market is definitely one of the better ones since 2010. I don't call it a good market, but also not that bad.

 

[stevesteve123]

The job market is definitely one of the better ones since 2010. I don't call it a good market, but also not that bad.

ya think it has something to do with the overall economy getting better? with the $4 trillion dollar balance sheet expansion monetary stimulus since then?

 

[shark2000]

ya think it has something to do with the overall economy getting better? with the $4 trillion dollar balance sheet expansion monetary stimulus since then?

Indirectly yes. Overall, multifactorial. The main reason is increasing retirement of senior people. The imaging volume has also started to slightly increase in contrast to stagnant volume in the past.

Many radiologists deferred their retirement because they lost a lot of money around 2007-2008 downturn in stock market and housing. Believe it or not, I have colleagues who used to (and still) pay their children's bills because their children even the educated ones were/are out of job. Some people also lost money in housing market.

Right now, there are two reasons that people retire. Either they have managed to save enough (by deferring their retirement and also more importantly because stock market and housing have pick up) or anyway they have changed their expectations.