CanMedSt15 Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Hello, I'm going to be in my fourth year next year and am interested in doing some Radiology electives as I currently think I want to pursue Radiology. I am thinking of doing Dalhousie, Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton. I have two more weeks and I am debating between UWO and UBC (vancouver). Does anyone have any experience at either of these schools that can help me? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooty Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Which would you rank higher? Electives at any school will help your chances there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanMedSt15 Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Thank you for the reply! I think I'd prefer London over UBC. I just didn't know if one was known as a better elective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenB Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Thank you for the reply! I think I'd prefer London over UBC. I just didn't know if one was known as a better elective I did both and enjoyed both, about equally. UWO is known for highly biasing its interviews to people who did electives there, so I might suggest taking that one. Having a geographic breadth can also be an advantage - but I think you already have that covered with your other electives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanMedSt15 Posted February 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 I did both and enjoyed both, about equally. UWO is known for highly biasing its interviews to people who did electives there, so I might suggest taking that one. Having a geographic breadth can also be an advantage - but I think you already have that covered with your other electives. Oh great! Thanks so much. It's really appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radiologist in Training Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Anyone have an opinion on what electives work very synergistically with Radiology in terms of applications for CARMS? My thoughts are Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Oncology? Anything else? Something surgical to balance things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 What do you mean by synergistic - what is your goal? To foster a viable backup plan? To explore related disciplines to show you have made a well-informed decision? To gain firsthand exposure to areas that may be useful in a radiology career? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezzanine Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 I think s/he means that complement the field of radiology well. Pretty much all surgical specialties especially neurosurgery, vascular surgery, and orthopedics. Radiation oncology I would assume works well with radiology. For the medical specialties, respirology is a good one. If you look at the intern year for any radiology program, that should also give you a good idea of what other specialties work synergistically with radiology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 With the widespread use of imaging, it's probably easier to list the fields that *don't* rely heavily on imaging. Intern years do vary between programs; some have their PGY-1s doing multiple months of general internal medicine, ob/gyn, and pediatrics, which I dare say are comparatively less useful than their subspecialty rotations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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