what about Allergy/Immunology?

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it's sometimes considered even more competitive than GI/Cards, why so? I know they have good life styles, but what about the income and job opportunity?

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lula said:
it's sometimes considered even more competitive than GI/Cards, why so? I know they have good life styles, but what about the income and job opportunity?

because there are very few positions.
 
A/I is like rads was 7 years ago. Everyone is now just catching on to how amazing it is. It's basically like dermatology in regards to lifestyle and compensation. The fellowship is only two years and averages less hours per week than even derm (around 36 hours per week). The compensation is excellent because there are "procedures" involved such as various injections and tests. It doesn't take long to see an A/I patient and you are compensated at a specialists' rate for each patient. The call is almost a joke both in fellowship and practice. The only drawback to this field from what I gathered was that it's boring but it is a very outpatient/clinical based field so if that is what you enjoy, you will love this field. A/I is one of those fields where you can work 30 hours a week and still earn 180-200 K or you can see more patients and earn triple that.
 
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novacek88 said:
A/I is like rads was 7 years ago. Everyone is now just catching on to how amazing it is.

It is interesting to see the dynamics about how things "catch on". About 5 years ago I saw a flyers advertising a program to expose medical students to the field sponsored by the american academy of allergy asthma and immunology. The Chrysalis Project is designed to increase interest in the allergy and immunology specialty among full-time U.S. and Canadian medical students. Interested medical students are encouraged to apply for travel and housing grants to spend four days at the AAAAI's Annual Meeting.

It was sweet, they paid for flight, housing, food and you were hooked up with a fellow who was like your mentor. I guess all thier "advertising" paid off. If you are interested check out:

http://www.aaaai.org/professionals/chrysalis/default.stm
 
Where are the best places to go for an A/I or combined A/I and Rheum fellowship? Is it better to do your internal medicine residency at the same place you want to do your fellowship? Thanks... +pity+

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Sonia said:
Where are the best places to go for an A/I or combined A/I and Rheum fellowship? Is it better to do your internal medicine residency at the same place you want to do your fellowship? Thanks... +pity+

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There are so few A/I fellowships in existence that it's almost imperative that you do your internal medicine or pediatrics residency at a program that has it's own A/I program. There are only 60 A/I programs in the country I believe.
 
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