Are You a Physician or a Radiologist?

摘要

When asked what we do for a living, why do we say, "I'm a radiologist."? A better reply would be, "I'm a physician," allowing us to direct the conversation. "What is a radiologist anyway?" I can't remember how many times I've been asked that question over the years when I've been introduced by a friend into a social group or gathering, usually lay folks. That people still ask this question never ceases to amaze me, particularly when we consider the degree to which our specialty of radiology and related dialogue regarding radiation, health screening, sophisticated scanning techniques, so on, has penetrated the social media. They apparently don't quite understand or they wouldn't ask the question.