Taking time off?

[EmJean]

Hello.

I'm entering my senior year in college, and am seriously considering doing a post-bac program and then (hopefully) med school. My question is, do people ever take time off during their residencies? I calculate that by the time I'm finished with my residency I'll be in my mid-thirties. What if I want to have kids before this? Does anyone ever take the time off to do that?

Thanks to all!

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[Agent Splat]

Miss Wisconsin, one of those child prodigy types, graduated from UW-Green Bay at a young age and started med school, and after doing the whole Miss Wisconsin thing, she was allowed to delay her surgical residency for a year. So it's not unheard of...but then again, how do you say no to Miss Wisconsin?

Or something like that. The details may be foggy, but that's sorta how it happened.

 

[nina512]

Depending on what type of residency you do, it's possible to have a child in the last 2 years of residency only because your schedule is less demanding. (You aren't on call as much as when you're a first year res)

If you're really concerned, try checking the forum mommd.com There are a lot of threads in their forum devoted to similar topics.

 

[lorelei]

I know people who've had kids during residency. Since there are blocks (a month in the ER, a month in ICU, for example) you can take off a few blocks to give birth and recover, then just add the time onto the end and finish a few months "late". You probably can't take off for very long, though.