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Specialties Radiology
 
Adolescent Medicine
Allergy/Immunology
Anesthesiology
Cardiology
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Critical Care Medicine
Dermatology
Emergency Medicine
Endocrinology
Family Practice
Gastroenterology
General Surgery
Geriatric Medicine
Hematology
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Medical Oncology
Nephrology
Neurology
Neurological Surgery
Nuclear Medicine
Obstetric/Gynecology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
Otolaryngology
Pathology
Pediatrics
Rehabilitation Medicine
Plastic Surgery
Preventive Medicine
Psychiatry
Pulmonary Medicine
Radiology
Rheumatology
Sports Medicine
Thoracic Surgery
Urology

Required Training
4 Years of either Diagnostic Radiology, or Radiation Oncology.
 
Certificate of Special Competence
A certificate of special competence is possible in Nuclear Radiology, following an additional 1 year of training after Diagnostic Radiology.
 
Additional training available also in the following subspecialties: Abdominal Radiology, Cardiothoracic Radiology, Endovascular, Surgical, Neuroradiology, Musculoskeletal Radiology,Neuroradiology, Nuclear Radiology, Pediatric Radiology, Vascular and Interventional Radiology
 
Average Salary
Median Base Salary of approx. $265,000 (U.S. Median Base Salary; 2005)
Average 1st year starting salary approx. $160,000; In practice 3+ years $320,000
 
5 Most Commonly Encountered Medical Issues
Cancer
Trauma
Thyroid Disease
Pneumonia
Chronic pain/Coronary Artery Disease
 
5 Most Challenging Medical Issues to Treat
Cancer/Carcinoma/Oncology
Neuromuscular Problems
AIDS and related disorders
Trauma
Head and Spinal Cord trauma/Major trauma
 
Professional Organizations
American College of Radiology
1891 Preston White Drive
Reston, VA 22091
(800) 227-5463
 
American Board of Radiology
The American Board of Radiology
5441 East Williams Blvd., Suite 200
Tucson, AZ 85711
Phone: (520) 790-2900
Fax: (520) 790-3200
 
Radiological Society of North America
820 Jorie Blvd, Oak Brook, IL 60523-2251
(630) 571-2670
fax (630) 571-7837
U.S. and Canada: (800) 381-6660
Membership (877) RSNA-MEM (776-2636)

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