Interview-Dana Tipene-Hook
Dana Tipene-Hook has chosen Radiology as her career pathway. Read more about her experience of training in Radiology in the Auckland region.....
Radiology is a dynamic, rewarding and interesting speciality to
train in.
Dana believes one of the advantages of the Auckland training
scheme is the quick two month rotations across Auckland, Greenlane,
Starship and National Women's Hospitals, providing good work
exposure to the multiple subspecialties in Radiology. There's good
access to all imaging modalities, including MRI, CT, nuclear
medicine, ultrasound, mammography and fluoroscopy, and the work is
always varied and exciting, ranging from imaging in Emergency
medicine, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Neurosurgical,
General Medical / Surgical, Oncology, ORL or Cardiovascular.
On-call can be demanding, with long days 1630-2200hrs, and
equally, weekends and nights can be busy too, but after-hours work
is often interesting and in most cases, supportive senior staff are
just a phone call away.
Regular, protected teaching sessions and lectures occur every
Tuesday 8.30 - noon, and there is additional teaching most
afternoons.
Junior radiology registrars participate in teaching at Auckland
School of Medicine, taking second and third year medical students
through Anatomy - which provides the perfect learning opportunity
and preparation for the part I exams.
All in all, Radiology in the Auckland region is a wonderful
speciality to train in, and Dana would encourage anyone to go for
it!