By Aadya Kaushik My father, a rheumatologist, guessed my medical specialty prior to my starting the first week of medical school: “My bet’s on radiology.” Not knowing much about the field, I told him I would keep that in mind and focused on my preclinical studies. During my first year, I fell in love with…

Going through medical school in Ireland and a residency and fellowship in the US, Geraldine McGinty, MD, learned from people who helped her succeed. But none of that assistance was part of a formal program. “I don’t think I heard the word ‘mentor’ until I was a practicing radiologist,” she said. As chief resident at…

Three recent Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine graduates let out a collective sigh of relief during The Match a couple of months ago. Not only had they landed their top choices, but they were staying in Chicago to start training as diagnostic radiologists.  New physicians Sophia Liu, Christina Shehata, and Michelle Wiese all matched…