CXR Careers in Radiology

Dr. Jacqueline Bello is Professor of Radiology and Neurosurgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, where she is Chair of Neuroradiology. Her clinical focus is on adult and pediatric neuroradiology, medical education, quality and safety, and healthcare policy. Dr. Bello received her Doctor of Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She did Radiology residency at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and completed a fellowship in Neuroradiology at Columbia-Presbyterian.  She is a Columbia University Alumni Gold Medalist, and has been awarded fellowship by the American College of Radiology and the NY Academy of Medicine. In 2016, Dr. Bello received the New York Roentgen Society Distinguished Radiologist Award. She is a past president of the NY Roentgen Society, NY State Radiological Society and the American Society of Neuroradiology. She is chair of the American College of Radiology Board of Chancellors. In this episode, hear what excites Dr. Bello about equity and inclusion in radiology right now, as well as her perspectives on relationship building in radiology and mentorship. Mentioned in this episode: 23:49 Dr. Bello refers to the 2022 publication in Radiology, ‘Relationship between Race and Access to Newer Mammographic Technology in Women with Medicare Insurance’ by Christensen et. Al. available here [https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/radiol.221153] and featured also in a RSNA News article on mammography access disparities [https://www.rsna.org/news/2022/october/Mammography-Access-Disparities]. 28:00 Information on the New IDEAS [https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04426539] imaging and dementia study is available here. 54:31 Fiona was interviewed in RSNA News [https://www.rsna.org/news/2022/august/Medical-Student-Outreach] in September in ‘Exposing Medical Students to Radiology’.

Dr. Geraldine McGinty is professor of Clinical Radiology and Population Health Sciences and Senior Associate Dean for clinical affairs at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York. In this episode she shares her own journey and encourages medical students to build networks, know themselves, and be curious. Dr. McGinty studied medicine at the University of Galway and did her residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center where she was chief resident. She is an expert in imaging economics and an attending radiologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, specializing in breast imaging. She has served as an advisor to the CPT Editorial Panel and the National Quality Forum. She was Chair of the American College of Radiology’s Commission on Economics and was the radiology member of the AMA’s Relative Value Update Committee from 2012-2016. From 2014-2021 Dr. McGinty served as a Non-Executive Director of IDA Ireland, the national foreign direct investment agency. In May 2018 she was elected as the Chair of the ACR’s Board of Chancellors, the first woman to hold this office. Dr. McGinty was president of the ACR from 2020-2021. Find her @DrGMcGinty [https://twitter.com/DrGMcGinty?s=20&t=0NelAKWNzSdgkz2vFKH3uQ] on Twitter

Dr. McWilliams is an alumnus of Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology where he was chief resident, a current attending radiologist in private practice at Vision Radiology, and a dedicated educator hailing from Ireland. He is a diagnostic radiologist with fellowships in both cardiothoracic imaging and emergency radiology. He hopes to continue the tradition of excellent teaching he experienced from his mentors during residency. Listen as Dr. McWilliams shares his thoughts on the promise of emergency radiology and options for students to explore radiology.  The American Society of Emergency Radiology has an annual meeting [https://aser.org/future-aser-meetings/]. Dr. McWilliams tutors/coaches with Elite Medical Prep [https://elitemedicalprep.com/usmle-step-2ck-tutoring/?gclid=CjwKCAjw1ICZBhAzEiwAFfvFhAcU6czMn6xM2mFFiu3qn_WNwG1zjGYgRh6P5L6NjSP9A3bhA5xHCxoCQ6AQAvD_BwE].

Dr. Richard Towbin is a Board Certified Radiologist and Pediatrician trained in Pediatric Neuroradiology and Pediatric Interventional Radiology. He is a SIR Gold Medalist. He is one of the founders of the specialty of Pediatric Interventional Radiology, pioneering procedures for over four decades. He served as the Chief of Pediatric Radiology at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Phoenix Children’s Hospital. He established Subspecialty Pediatric Radiology practices at each institution. He published the first textbook in Pediatric Interventional Radiology [https://www.amazon.com/Pediatric-Interventional-Radiology-Richard-Towbin/dp/1107042623] in 2015, and has served as President and Chairman of the Board of the Society for Pediatric Radiology, Treasurer of the Society of Interventional Radiology, and received numerous distinctions. He is a Gold Medal and Pioneer Award recipient from the Society for Pediatric Interventional Radiology. He mentors University of Arizona medical students in a pediatric radiology initiative which combines mentorship and academic work, which can be found at Applied Radiology [https://www.appliedradiology.com/communities/pediatric-imaging], and he would be delighted to hear from interested students: rtowbin@gmail.com [rtowbin@gmail.com]. Finally, THANK YOU to all our listeners who contribute to the rads conversation! Keep it up!

This episode is a breakdown of pathways to IR in the US, by popular demand. Resources mentioned in the episode: Society of Interventional Radiology Training Pathways: an excellent infographic [https://www.sirweb.org/learning-center/ir-residency/] SIR learning center [https://www.sirweb.org/learning-center/]: under Patient Center you can find simple overviews of many IR procedures to get a feel for if this kind of work may interest you. The most common procedures [http://rfs.sirweb.org/medical-student-section/introduction-to-ir/common-ir-procedures/] are also helpfully laid out. CIRSE: Trainee resources [https://www.cirse.org/trainees/materials/] and the Medical students' perspectives on IR survey report [https://www.cirse.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ETF-Survey_Medical-students-perspectives.pdf] I mentioned. CIRSE/SIR/PAIRS Global IR Juniors Summit [https://www.cirse.org/trainees/global-ir-juniors-summit-2022/]: more about IR in participating countries, including US, Canada, UK, and more. RSNA 2022 Meeting [https://www.rsna.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw54iXBhCXARIsADWpsG-cfXwzDhcLR6NVvjyHPeaWVhnHurWUkX0ekXN72RsdNxzIp2Q5PvgaAg4AEALw_wcB] , SIR 2023 Meeting [https://www.sirmeeting.org/2023/SIR23/aaStatic.asp?SFP=UkJVTkRGSERAMTIzNzdAUHJvZ3JhbSAtIFNjaGVkdWxlLWF0LWEtZ2xhbmNlIA] Caveat emptor in regards to my answer to the audience question on dual applying to both DR and IR programs. As a medical student, I have not yet participated in the Match, nor do I have residency admissions committee experience. I relay advice from one former resident and advise students, particularly internationals, to consider what field their experience best supports and focus on that. For more information on characteristics of successful candidates in the Match, check out this document [https://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MRM-Results_and-Data_2021.pdf] from NRMP.