EM after FP

[MDKOR]

What do you people think about getting Emergency Medicine
training after 3 years of Family Practice training ?

I am very much interested in both and am thinking about doing
FP first and then EM afterwards.

So I guess it all comes to 6 years (3+3).
Is there a shortcut to this pathway ?

I would like to hear your opinions.

Thanx

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[mpp]

I have not heard of any Family Practice & Emergency Medicine combined residencies. There are some Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine residencies out there (link). As well as some Internal Medicine/Family Practice residencies (don't quite understand that at all).

 

[save10]

If you are a DO there are three combined FP/ER 1) St Barnabus. NY 2) Grandview OH 3) something in michigan.

 

[DDuncan]

Originally posted by MDKOR
What do you people think about getting Emergency Medicine
training after 3 years of Family Practice training ?

I am very much interested in both and am thinking about doing
FP first and then EM afterwards.

So I guess it all comes to 6 years (3+3).
Is there a shortcut to this pathway ?

I would like to hear your opinions.

Thanx

Doing a 2nd residency is difficult now, due to funding issues. Since you would have started a 3 year fp program, the funding powers that be (medicare) would not fund you another 3 years at full funding. The EM programs can most easily fill with students who have full funding.
There is some push to develop post fp residency EM "fellowships", though not leading to em board cert.

 

[deleted6669]

there are 2 1 yr em fellowships for fp docs in tennessee. check out the fellowships page at www.aafp.org
here is info on 1 of them-

Fellowship Director: Loren A Crown,MD
Phone Number: (901) 476-4457
Fax Number: (901) 476-8677
Email: [email protected]

Fellowship Location: Rural

Type of Fellowship: Full-time
Year Started: 1993
Positions in 2002-03:
Offered: 5Filled: 5Length of Fellowship: 12 months
Annual Stipend: $60,000.00

Funding Sources: Institution
Other Benefits: Liability Insurance: Yes Health Insurance: Yes
Life Insurance: Yes Disability Insurance: Yes
Housing Allowance: No Meals: No
Laundry: No Parking: Yes
Time off for Conferences: Yes Funds for Conferences: Yes
Sick Leave/Personal Time: Yes

Fellowship Leads to a Graduate Degree: Yes May qualify to take BCEM (AAPS)

Prerequisites for Acceptance:
Board eligible/certified in family practice. Application is year-round with staggered start dates every 2-3 months.

Application Deadline: / /
Notification / Selection Date: / /

Comments:
Rural hospital 45 minutes north of Memphis. The emergency department of the hospital is run by the Department of Family Medicine. All are junior faculty. Procedural teaching available (OB ULS, Culpo, Treadmill, EGD). A 12-person FP residency is located at the hospital. One-month rotation at trauma center and aditional month at pediatic ED. Oriented toward family physicians interested in rural or underserved areas. www.utmem.edu/tipton
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save10- the do fp/er residency is at pontiac osteopathic hospital in michigan

also many rural hospitals will hire fp docs without er residency, so you might not need to do extra training if that is your thing