Ortho Residency

[pvpapaioann]

Once through Ortho surgery residency, is there an opportunity to become a non-surgical orthopedic physician or does this put you at a huge disadvantage in some way? If not, how would this set you up to work with athletes (sports medicine) or become a team doctor?

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[naijacardriodoc]

Family medicine or internal medicine then sports medicine fellowship


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[CherryRedDracul]

Also take a look into a hidden gem known as PM&R.

 

[LyMed]

I don't advise going through a surgical residency and not doing surgery. It would put you in a disadvantage in any circumstance. Judging from your previous posts, you want to work with athletes but in a non-surgical field. I agree with the above posters, IM/Fam/PMR are great routes (me being a little biased towards PMR).

 

[vm26]

Once through Ortho surgery residency, is there an opportunity to become a non-surgical orthopedic physician or does this put you at a huge disadvantage in some way? If not, how would this set you up to work with athletes (sports medicine) or become a team doctor?

Orthopods that don't perform surgery are typically at the end of their careers...don't waste your time and efforts if your goal is non-surgical sports medicine

 

[DNC127]

There is an orthopaedic surgeon where I am from that just does pain medicine, no surgery. Pretty weird. IDK why you would go through ortho to not do ortho

 

[masaraksh]

There is an orthopaedic surgeon where I am from that just does pain medicine, no surgery. Pretty weird. IDK why you would go through ortho to not do ortho

Its like doing neurosurgery residency to then just do neurology?