kids

Hi! Not sure which sub-forum this topic might be most effective and I'm curious to learn from others what is believed to be the 'best' age(s) of a kid for a parent to pursue medical school/residency? I've felt strongly to be there for my two kids as they grow up, attend their extracurricular...

Except adolescent medicine obviously, but are there organ systems in which the sx typically arise in kids/adolescents? I'd love to see mostly older kids and for the smallish ones <4yo to be the minority of my patient load.

Hey guys, I've a B.S in psych, but I'm looking into being a psychometrist with kids/research, and would really appreciate real-world feedback from annnny current/experienced-in psychometrist on: 1. A day-in-the-life 2. Skills to have/pickup along the way to get this 3. Upsides/Downsides of the...

Alright, maybe not that old, but I ain't no spring chicken anymore. I worked in day care taking care of this year's round of med school applicants. I'm 35, married to a man who is in the prime of a successful professional (non-medical) career, and a stay at home mom to three kids, all school...

Hello! Let me preface this by saying that no, I am not planning to never go to class. ^_^ However, I have three young children, who obviously are my priority. I'm trying to look at this realistically, and know that there will be days that I need to be with my kids rather than be gone at school...

I've heard that a lot of NY peds programs require 1 year of practice experience/GPR/AEGD before enrolling in a peds specialty program. Does anyone know which ones do not require 1 year of experience/GPR/AEGD prior to enrollment (AKA which ones allow students to apply straight from predoc to a...

Hi all. New to this forum. I am graduating in a month with my NP. Considering going back to pursue MD. I have two small children. Has anyone done this..?

My wife and I are living in Florida and I'm currently working on my undergrad for Pre-Health. We want to have at least one child and her be stay-at-home while I'm in Med School. Anyone that's gone through or currently going through this (especially in Florida) have any advice or wisdom on how...

This is a shameless attention seeking style of please help me note. Please note brief life story will follow - annoying, I know, but I would appreciate the read and comments, please bear with me. I'm 25, long story short, standard dead mother by 7, evil step mother by 11, kicked out at 16...

This is a shameless attention seeking style of please help me note. Please note brief life story will follow - annoying, I know, but I would appreciate the read and comments, please bear with me. I'm 25, long story short, standard dead mother by 7, evil step mother by 11, kicked out at 16...

I was reading a lot of the questions in this forum about kids and stuff and have been shadowing a lot lately ( neurologist, cardiologist, etc) and i always ask if they ever considered surgery in their field and most of the laugh it off and are like no way! They have no lives it's awful etc. I...

Hi everybody, I'm wondering how feasible it is to go through the AudD program with a baby. Any of you done it? Did you feel like you were totally missing out on your kid's childhood? Side note: I do have a nearby dad who loves to babysit and a nurse partner who works 3 days a week. I'm also...

I was just reading a thread about someone who just graduated and is making 125k and wants to buy a house. Some said he could afford 800k house. For anesthesiologists, I'm wondering how you guys live? Like how are the hours? If you wanted to, could you afford a 1.5m house? For females, how are...

It was a long-lost childhood dream, but I'm not so sure if it's a practical choice. I've been through an emotional rollercoaster. I quit college in order to get out of my parents' home because I was abused, even though they were paying for my college. I just couldn't stand it anymore. It's been...