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CareerStarter: Special Edition of Imaging Insights for Fellows-in-Training
CareerStarter: Special Edition of Imaging Insights for Fellows-in-Training
An exclusive publication for ASNC members
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CareerStarter NEWS & VIEWS | A Special Edition of IMAGING INSIGHTS for Fellows-in-Training 
Message for FITs, from ASNC President Raymond Russell, MD, PhD, FASNC 
“You are never too young (or too old) to have a mentor.”
Raymond Russell
Raymond Russell, MD, PhD, FASNC, ASNC President
There, in a single sentence, is the one piece of wisdom I want to share with every cardiologist, no matter their specialty or season of life. It’s has been a guiding principle for my own career and the message I share in my role as the program director of the cardiology fellowship program at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
I urge you to turn to your mentor (or mentors) throughout your career, for clinical training and for wisdom as your career unfolds. Mentors can be your sounding board, your kindest and best-intentioned critic and your most loyal friend as you choose jobs, set goals, negotiate contracts or select an academic track. Your mentor may give the constructive criticism that improves your CV, hones your presentation or grant-writing skills and refines your interview savvy. Your mentor should be the person you turn to celebrate a success and learn from a failure.
At ASNC, we aim to offer members a plethora of opportunities to launch and nurture mentee-mentor networks that will span your career. We’re launching this new ASNC publication, CareerStarter, to share new developments that are likely to impact early-career imaging specialists and to compile career advice from clinicians like me who have been doing this a while. In each issue of CareerStarter, we’ll feature—
  • JumpStart: A series of practice management articles, contributed by experts in the field, to help guide you through key career hurdles.  The inaugural column, by Daniel F. Shay examines key clauses in a cardiologist’s employment contract.  
  • Tips for FITs: ASNC members who are enjoying the mid-career phase share insights that helped them build successful practices.
  • Freebies & Deep Discounts:  Who doesn’t love a deal? We’ll compile nuclear cardiology’s best deals for education, networking and career advancement. 
We hope you will find CareerStarter helpful and will share it with your colleagues.
JumpStart: Understanding Employment Contract Basics: Term & Termination
Daniel F. Shay
By Daniel F. Shay
Too many physicians coming out of training, faced with an employment contract, believe, “If I want the job, I need to sign.” Not necessarily. And, even if a prospective employer considers the contract “nonnegotiable,” a legal review is still helpful to ensure you understand what is expected of you and what you can expect from your employer. 
An employment contract is designed to establish, in writing, a shared understanding of each party’s obligations during and after employment. ASNC is working with my colleagues at Alice G. Gosfield and Associates, PC, and me on a series of articles intended to help its members gain a better understanding of what contractual terms generally mean.  In this issue, we focus on clauses relating to the “term” of the agreement and to termination.
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Tips for FITs:  5 Ways to Make the Most of a Society Conference 
 By Karthik Ananthasubramaniam, MD, FRCP(Glas), FACC, FASE, FASNC 
By: Dr.Ananthasub-ramaniam
I joined ASNC not as a cardiology fellow or during my first three years of practice as an echocardiographer, but when I went back for training as an advanced cardiac imaging fellow (in nuclear cardiology/PET). My ASNC membership was free—as it is for all FITs who meet basic criteria, which are meant to be inclusive and support career development—and it provided immediate access to guidelines, consensus documents, practice points, the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology (the flagship journal of ASNC) and other tools essential for FITs. And, importantly, as a FIT member of ASNC I had the opportunity to apply for ASNC’s Leadership Development Program (LDP). I was privileged to be selected for this unique program, which opened doors to many collaborations that helped build leadership skills that were invaluable as I launched my hospital’s nuclear cardiology program, which now is known for clinical excellence and research. Nuclear cardiology and, most importantly, ASNC were the stepping stones to me becoming an advanced imaging technologist.
Don’t wait to join ASNC.  Available at ASNC’s open door are dozens of opportunities for you to advance your career.  My advice to every nuclear cardiologist-in-training is to attend the ASNC2017 Scientific Sessions and make the most of the experience with my five strategies
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 Freebies & Deep Discounts for FITs 
1 – ASNC/SCCT 2017 Nuclear Cardiology & CT for Fellows-in-Training: Whether you are a cardiology, nuclear medicine or radiology fellows-in-training, the best way to start your ACC.17 experience is with a FREE how-to course on applying nuclear cardiology and CT imaging in various conditions and understanding the appropriate use mandate. View the agenda & enroll for free.
 Coming to ACC.17 in Washington, DC?  Visit the ASNC booth 654 during expo hours, Mar. 17-19!
2 – Nuclear Cardiology Today: 2½ days of in-depth, case-based training to help you deliver optimal care while learning how you can participate in improving daily operations in the lab, enhancing efficiencies, reducing costs, streamlining administrative processes and adapting to the new performance-evaluation and reimbursement models. Take advantage of deep discounts on tuition for FITs
3 – ASNC2017: Join us at ASNC2017—with special, Just-for-FITs fees! You’ll access unparalleled imaging education, all-new disease-management sessions and brand-new opportunities to network with legends in nuclear cardiology, ASNC leaders, your peers and industry partners. Plus, enjoy the many fun and fabulous offerings of Kansas City
4 – ASNC Webinars: Choose from more than a dozen free webinars – or watch them all! ASNC’s webinar archive is a treasure trove of complimentary expert guidance on guidelines, best practices, technique tips and essential guidance on rapidly evolving healthcare policy. Watch your first ASNC webinar for free today.
5 – ASNC Membership: Are you enrolled in a training program and working toward Level 2 or 3 nuclear cardiology requirements? If so, then you are entitled to FREE FIT ASNC membership. As an FIT ASNC member, you’ll receive complimentary subscriptions to ASNC’s monthly newsletter and online access to the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, discounted tuition rates for ASNC’s program and products and unlimited access to the ASNC.org member website, featuring advocacy updates and alerts; clinical guidelines and training standards; and ASNC’s highly regarded Practice Points. Apply today.
American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
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