Academic Nuclear Medicine

[tardis]

Hi everyone,

I'm a 4th year medical student who is very much interested in nucs. I have interviews in combined programs as well as in solo nucs programs and rads programs.

I am very interested in nucs in particular because it seems the field as a whole is much more supportive of doing research than rads. If this is a priority, and my aim is to land an academic career in either nucs or rads imaging research, with some balance of clinical work as well, is it still a bad idea to go into the solo programs?

If my goal was private practice, I can see why I would listen to the fear mongering on this thread about the job market. Obviously dual training would be best, but I just want to know if that bias also exists for academic positions.

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[shark2000]

Hi everyone,

I'm a 4th year medical student who is very much interested in nucs. I have interviews in combined programs as well as in solo nucs programs and rads programs.

I am very interested in nucs in particular because it seems the field as a whole is much more supportive of doing research than rads. If this is a priority, and my aim is to land an academic career in either nucs or rads imaging research, with some balance of clinical work as well, is it still a bad idea to go into the solo programs?

If my goal was private practice, I can see why would listen to the fear mongering on this thread about the job market. Obviously dual training would be best, but I just want to know if that bias also exists for academic positions.

It seems that you have interviewed at a place for a position that does not exist.
You are clearly not a 4th year medical student, if you are an MS at all.
We don't have such thing as combined Rads and Nucs programs.
If you have a question, please just ask it honestly. You do not need to pretend to be somebody else.

 

[tardis]

Combined residencies do exist in Canada. If you have nothing to add, then don't. It was an honest question.

 

[shark2000]

I do not care about what is going on in Canada with its crappy social medicine. Your turf will be preserved.

 

[TexasPhysician]

Don't do solo nuc. Go rads first.