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…