When Dr. George Sofis, a board- certified diagnostic radiologist at Radiologic Associates of Fredericksburg, started college at Duke University, he wanted to be an environmental engineer. But his career direction took a sharp turn. “My best friends were going into medicine,” he said. “Their arguments were convincing ones. ‘You’ll help people. You’ll always be in demand. You’ll have job security.’ All of that sounded like a good idea!”