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I am a medical student who is very interested in IR. I have been hanging out with the department and running the student interest group for the specialty. This path is definitely at the top of my list. However, I recently had a very interesting conversation with a retired interventional...

Pain fellow here- should I use book money to buy my own lead apron? Or will employers provide good lead? What about glasses? We have lead, but it's older. Didn't know if it was worthwhile getting it as a fellow. Thanks for your input!