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Are the ROAD specialities still the best in medicine?

Posted on 3/20/16 at 9:14 pm
Posted by RedRifle
Austin/NO
Member since Dec 2013
8328 posts
Posted on 3/20/16 at 9:14 pm
Radiology, ophthalmology, anesthesiology and dermatology.

Or are those days gone?
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
75265 posts
Posted on 3/20/16 at 9:15 pm to
Days of yore
Posted by Yellerhammer5
Member since Oct 2012
10851 posts
Posted on 3/20/16 at 9:16 pm to
What do you mean by best? Salary or lifestyle?
Posted by Parallax
Member since Feb 2016
1450 posts
Posted on 3/20/16 at 9:20 pm to
You can probably replace Radiology with Radiation Oncology. Anesthesiology is facing encroachment by midlevel providers. Opthalmology starting salaries aren't great in desirable places. Dermatology has a great lifestyle but that type of practice is not for everyone.

There is no perfect specialty in medicine.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98323 posts
Posted on 3/21/16 at 6:13 am to
I know an anesthesiologist who opened a chain of weight loss clinics. Makes a shite ton of money.
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
30607 posts
Posted on 3/21/16 at 7:46 am to
Any specialist Doctor is still doing very well. The general practitioners and internal medicine and general surgeons are the ones suffering (relatively at least, it's not like they're homeless)
Posted by Cs
Member since Aug 2008
10481 posts
Posted on 3/21/16 at 8:15 am to
Given that computers will be able to interpret cross-sectional imaging studies with a high degree of efficiency and celerity within the next 10-20 years, I would advise any MS4 to elect any field other than radiology.
Posted by LC412000
Any location where a plane flies
Member since Mar 2004
16673 posts
Posted on 3/21/16 at 8:40 pm to
Emergency medicine but not to the level of a trauma surgeon
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