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Hi everyone,
Good evening. I hope all is well. I just needed some advise:
I am a US Citizen, American medical school graduate and completed an IM residency at a top US Medical School in '09. I then completed my board certification the same year and have been working in EDs since the time I graduated residency-- now over 2 yrs. My scores-- USMLE Step 1 ~220, Step 2 CK ~234, CS pass, and Step 3 240 all on first attempt.
I have enjoyed the time that I have spent working in EDs and would like to continue doing so. It seems that I have 2 options-- go back and do a residency in EM or consider taking the ABPS exam for Emergency Medicine as most places require Emergency Medicine boarded physicians.
I have mixed feelings about going back and doing a second residency as I have been out of residency for a significant amount of time. The question I had (please do not flame me-- I would be grateful for some honest advice) is how vaild is the ABPS Emergency Medicine Board Certification when it comes to jobs and would also like to get some advice as to how reasonable it would be to do a second residency given my experience? I would also like to hear from anyone who has done a second residency and their experiences doing so.
Sorry for the long post and thanks in advance for any advice!
Good evening. I hope all is well. I just needed some advise:
I am a US Citizen, American medical school graduate and completed an IM residency at a top US Medical School in '09. I then completed my board certification the same year and have been working in EDs since the time I graduated residency-- now over 2 yrs. My scores-- USMLE Step 1 ~220, Step 2 CK ~234, CS pass, and Step 3 240 all on first attempt.
I have enjoyed the time that I have spent working in EDs and would like to continue doing so. It seems that I have 2 options-- go back and do a residency in EM or consider taking the ABPS exam for Emergency Medicine as most places require Emergency Medicine boarded physicians.
I have mixed feelings about going back and doing a second residency as I have been out of residency for a significant amount of time. The question I had (please do not flame me-- I would be grateful for some honest advice) is how vaild is the ABPS Emergency Medicine Board Certification when it comes to jobs and would also like to get some advice as to how reasonable it would be to do a second residency given my experience? I would also like to hear from anyone who has done a second residency and their experiences doing so.
Sorry for the long post and thanks in advance for any advice!