Job Prospects Are Dimming for Radiology Trainees

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/28/health/trainees-in-radiology-and-other-specialties-see-dream-jobs-disappearing.html?smid=pl-share%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/28/health/trainees-in-radiology-and-other-specialties-see-dream-jobs-disappearing.html?smid=pl-share&lt;/a> </p>

<p>thoughts?</p>

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<p>norcalguy was posting a bunch about this when he was applying to rads residency last year. He didn’t really believe it was much of an issue if I recall.</p>

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<p>Radiology is being hit with a 64% reduction in medicare payments over the next 5 years. Radiation Oncology down 18% and Cardiology down 16%. Income for Radiologists is going to decrease sharply. Competition for radiology residencies will decrease.</p>

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<p>It is all cyclical. When there are no Radiologists to perform procedures like CT guided biopsies and the like, what will happen then? I feel very bad for those residents that had the rug pulled from under their feet.</p>