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Ok, so this is probably a dumb question, but i have been struggling with this all year, and it's 2 days before my list is due and I still can't decide! I've always wanted to be some sort of a pediatric surgeon, but was a little turned off by the long road and tough lifestyle of peds surg (esp. for a female wanting a family). So i thought pediatric plastics sounded like a good alternative. However, after a couple of plastics rotations, i felt that it was too superficial for me, and i missed the diagnostic challenge and the visceral organs of general surgery! I ended up interviewing for both programs. If i do end up in general surgery i would only be happy doing pediatric surgery, a 9 year commitment with no guarantee of getting in. If i do plastics, it's 5-6 years, and i can still operate on kids (granted, the job opportunities are probably less to work only at a childrens hospital), and the lifestyle is more manageable. But i don't want to give up an opportunity for a plastics spot as a PGY-1 and regret it later.
Any insights, esp from someone else interested in peds surg. Is it really worth it???
Any insights, esp from someone else interested in peds surg. Is it really worth it???