Radiology & Gastroenterology
Diagnostic Radiology I thought that my radiology rotation would involve sitting in a dark basement of a hospital reading x-rays, CT scans, and MRI's. It turned out that although that was part of it, there were also many procedures. There were procedures that were CT or ultrasound guided, such as, chest tube placements and biopsies. There were procedures done under fluoroscopy (basically like an x-ray in video form) such as lumbar punctures and upper GI studies with small bowel follow throughs. There were also procedures in the Interventional Radiology suite like PICC lines and stenting of AV fistulas for dialysis. I didn't get assist very much on procedures, but I did put a bladder catheter in through the abdomen by myself! Interesting to me that 6 out of 6 radiologists were male. I asked one of them about this and he gave a very diplomatic answer about how most programs want women in them and how they should do better outreach as a facility. The way he phrased it all m