Transitioning between academics and private practice

[dIehaRd]

A few questions:

1) In reality, how many residents from academic radiology programs end up in academics vs. PP?

2) Do graduates from hybrid/PP-based programs have a more difficult time obtaining academic jobs post-residency?

3) Is there much of a difference in training?

4) As someone interested in working in an academic environment, would it be ill-advised to rank a great hybrid program over a middle-tier academic program?

Thanks

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[scootad.]

There’s academics and then there's "academics."

Let me clarify. Academics are typically divided into 2 types of jobs:
1) Traditional: Where you start off as an associate or assistant professor. You regularly have residents rotating with you, you give weekly (or more frequent) lectures, and are expected to do research and publish. You regularly attend and often lead interdisciplinary conferences with different specialties. It is expected that you will eventually progress to Professor title (which could take many years).
2) Clinical: A lot of residency programs hire "clinical" radiologists who only on occasion have residents rotating with them, and who are primarily hired in order to read cases and give the occasional lecture. No research expectations. No expectation that you will progress to Professor or section chief.

My sense is that for category #1, you are at an advantage by attending a "name brand" University for your training, while for category #2, it doesn't matter. But by no means does that mean that one can't attend a community or hybrid program, be motivated, build the right connections, and still get the prestigious academic job later on. Academics pay less and in a wide open job market, getting those jobs may not be that hard.

 

[Cognovi]

In reality, how many residents from academic radiology programs end up in academics vs. PP?

A minority.

 

[masaraksh]

A minority.

Not true, unless 30-40% is a minority to you

 

[Cognovi]

Not true, unless 30-40% is a minority to you

It is.