What I tell our residents
as you want to go to a place where
you're exposed to the largest number
and widest breadth of
types of patients that you can see.
And really males unparalleled for that.
The problems that you'll
see, the medical histories,
take the clinical intervention that you'll be
a part of its unparalleled.
Male clinic is really pushing
the boundaries of innovation and a lot of
different spaces including drug development,
biologics,
device development, and they are Gnostics.
And I think to be exposed to
those types of technology really
helps the medical growth of our residents.
I would say all of my expectations
have been wildly exceeded.
Having an expert command of
the diagnostic imaging using
the latest techniques and technologies,
you can have
an immense impact on patient care.
I think some of the procedures
that we're doing here at Mayo are
really advancing
complex treatment of patients.
So the best part of the IR training program
is the one-on-one interaction with the staff.
There was about 13 consultants
in the PIR division.
And what I tell our residents
is by the time you're done,
you're going to have a little piece of
each one of those 13 people.
The one thing that surprised me about male,
the way in which you can be working next
to the staff you're
assigned to you for the day.
That's the person on the schedule.
And they happened to
be a leading expert in their field.
They have seen classes of residents come
through when they first start and
interventional radiology,
knowing just the basics and now they're
very capable qualified physicians,
mentor program here.
And obviously that's one-on-one
and it's completely focused on me.
Near-term, long-term goals.
The single biggest factor
in my decision to come here
was the residents
basically made me feel right at home.
Camaraderie I have with my co-residents
and the way in
which we all help lift each other up.
You also are exposed to very high volumes,
critically ill patients overnight.
And basically autonomous setting,
which really helps kind
of push you to the next level.
And I think being in that environment has
been critical to facilitating
my academic and professional development.
Have seen classes of residents come
through when they first started
interventional radiology.
Knowing just the basics and now they're
very capable qualified physicians
and they keep me on my toes as well.
When I told friends, family,
coworkers that I had matched to
the Mayo Clinic in Rochester.
The first thing everybody told me was,
you know, it's cold up there.
I have a four wheel drive car.
I have an apartment with
an undergrad heated garage,
but that was kinda more out of paranoia.
The value of
the Mayo Clinic definitely may not
outweigh concerns about the winter weather.
In general, Rochester is
a great place to raise a family.
It's safe, it's easy to get around.
There were a lot of different activities.
If you'd like being outdoors,
you can take your kiddos to the park
or on the numerous walking trails.
The only limitations you
have here, our yourself,
I would say Mayo is unique in
that that patient-centric model,
that multi-disciplinary
approach where everybody weighs in
with their own area of expertise
to do the best for that patient.
And that's the only interests that's
considered at that given time as
the patient that's sitting
in front of you and
your office or on your procedure
table or in your scanner.
I'm really trying to make sure that I become
the best diagnostic and
interventional radiologists I can be.
And it's a great place to train.
It doesn't matter where you start
or what institution you come
from or how much experience you
have when you come here.
We're going to teach, you know,
male way of taking care of patients and
that patient-centric model of care.
So that when you finish
on your last day of training,
we can all have a big smile on
her face and push you out the door
because you are ready to be that
independent interventional radiologists.