 So the question I did ask the most by far is why I went into radiology And I think I can come up with a few reasons. So let's go Reason number one why I chose radiology is I wanted to focus on the entire body and not just one section of the body And I know what you're gonna say But you guys sub-specialize in radiology and I know but hear me out because mostly in academic medicine In academic radiology, you will sub-specialize. So neuro radiologists only read brain Body imaging specialists only read the body. However, in the real world outside of academic medicine, you read everything So private practice radiologists will read anything from pediatric chest x-ray to a brain MR So you get to know everything the second reason I chose radiology is because Radiology is essentially the most vital role of the hospital I mean think about it when's the last time you or you know someone that went to the hospital and was admitted in the hospital And they didn't get any imaging not even a chest x-ray exactly Anytime anybody goes to the hospital or mostly any outpatient medical facility You will get some sort of imaging whether it be a chest x-ray or MRI Number three the third reason I chose radiology is because I wanted to get away from the stress of medicine on the wards Some people function in that kind of high-stress environment like ER physicians. They love being Loud everywhere. They are things beeping, etc. That's just not how I operate. I'm more laid-back I like to just sit back Read my study and figure things out in a nice quiet controlled environment Number four, I like talking to other clinicians in other fields of medicine. It's fun to me when you get to speak to someone from GI one minute and then the next minute it's obi-dye It's kind of nice to just speak to clinicians from different fields of medicine throughout the day Plus you get to make a lot of friends with a lot of different people reason number five. I think we're on number five I'm starting to lose track Reason number five why I chose radiology is that I love taking care of a ton of patients in a very short period of time What I mean by that is I can read up to 120 studies in a day and one shift And that's a hundred and twenty different patients. I'm helping in one day, which You can't you can't see a hundred and twenty patients as a clinician because you'll be there all day Reason number six why I chose radiology Because it's essentially like every study you open is a giant puzzle and you kind of have to figure out what's going on For instance, if someone comes in through the ER and they have a brain MRI For a headache and I open the study and there's a ton of metastatic lesions It's kind of up to me to figure out Where that cancer is coming from so essentially I get to play like where's Waldo or where's the cancer and It's not only fun to do so, but it's also good to help the patient obviously Are you guys still with me? I hope so because I can keep going forever So the next reason why I chose radiology is that I don't have any paperwork Is there anything worse than having to write notes all day long about all your patients? The answer is no so for me My paperwork is my dictated report and I don't have to do any unneeded notes Insurance calling prior authorizations any of that crap. I just dictate my report send it out And that's the end of my paperwork The next reason I chose radiology is because we pretty much have the best technology in any field We're always on the forefront of medicine in terms of technology and I get to sit at these awesome stations all day with 8k monitors, which are like $15,000 each $20,000. I don't even know how much they are too expensive I really just like the technological aspect of radiology. I mean like seriously look how high end our technology is On a serious note though. I mean look at my workstation Like who needs this many monitors? I Do I need that many monitors So you need another reason why I chose radiology? I'm a visual learner And I like seeing images instead of reading words in a textbook Keep in mind all of our textbooks have images in them It's like a giant picture book with a few words in them and that's right at my alley Wait, so you guys want another reason why I chose radiology? I'll tell you why because I can sit here and I can dictate studies and drink my Starbucks and enjoy my time at work There's nothing better, but seriously. Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed all of my reasons why I chose radiology I hope some of them will help you guys out in making decisions about a specialty If you have any questions leave a comment below as usual, and if not I will see you on the next video