Raima Kalemi, Waseem Mirza, Sadaf Nasir, Zubaida Qazi, Mukhtia Ahmed Memon, Muhammad Nafees.
Factors influencing radiology resident fellowship training and practice prefecrences in Pakistan.
Pak J Radiol Jan ;33(4):205-10.

Purpose : The study aimed to examine the post residency plans of Pakistani radiology residents and factors influencing their fellowship choices and practice preferences. Methods : Society ethical approval was obtained at Radiological Society Annual conference 2022, Survey was given to all residents participating in the 3-day conference in different sessions. Each survey assessed factors influencing fellowship choices and practice preferences. Results : A total of 97 responses were collected from the residents perusing degrees of fcps (90%) and MCPS(9 %) in radiology. According to respondents 80% were ready to do a subspeciality, however 13.4% trainess were still unsure and 6% said no for fellowship. The important factors influencing the trainess to choose a fellowship was personal interest (58%) and enhance employability (57%). The most selected choice for fellowship was women imaging (20.8%), followed by Neuroradiology (16.4%) and intervention radiology (15.3%). Trainess received the fellowship information majorly from colleagues (43.2%), senior radiologists (39.5%), and university websites (6.1%). Approximately 32.9% planned on practicing outside the country. Conclusions : The results of this study show that most radiology residents in Pakistan are eager to pursue fellowship training. The results, we hope, will further motivate us to change where we practice, how we practice, and how we train. If we performed further surveys that considered the variables influencing the selection of fellowship training programs, we would learn more about the subspecialty preferences of radiology residents.

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