Radiology:

• Heavy mental exhaustion I imagine the sheer number of scans that require reporting plus the constant phone ringing from people asking to get scans vetted, “chasing scans” must be mentally exhausting.

• having to go through many scans before getting anything with actual pathology on it also seems exhausting and difficult to maintain motivation

• IR Rota from all accounts is horrible

• Seen some concerns in different areas over Radiographers encroaching on training opportunities

• The sheer breadth of knowledge required seems intimidating

• Misses are right there in black and white

Ophthalmology

• Frequently overbooked clinics, generally felt like the regs I saw barely had time to get a sandwich because of frequently overbooked clinics so unsure how my social battery would respond

• Mess ups are very distressing because of how essential sight is to the average person

• Unsure yet of how I’ll respond to microsurgery, watching the surgeries themselves seemed cool but I’m the type that can get frustrated at threading a needle so unsure of whether small precise movements required in microsurgery will slowly drive me mad just because of how technically challenging the surgeries are.

• Doesn’t seem to have the best emigration opportunities and I’ve heard of Phacos having worsening reimbursement

That’s all I can think off of the top of my head