How I Have Planned for the Unknowable in My Radiology Career

Diagnostic Imaging July 22, 2024
Eric Postal, MD

While a variety of factors can influence key decisions such as career moves, conservative projections of absolutes can help reduce the risk of unwelcome surprises.

I had a nasty little surprise waiting for me in my first week of classes as a college student. It turned out that registering for a course did not actually guarantee a spot in it, and I wound up needing a replacement. Some anxiety-filled days later, I landed in an advanced-level philosophy class (“Metaphysics”) inhabited by both other undergrads and grad students.

Despite being woefully out of my depth, I managed to stay afloat and have long since considered it to be one of the most interesting bits of my education. It wasn’t all brilliant,...

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