maternal health

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    I want to be an Obstetrician. Should I get an Associates in OBGyn-Sonography?

    I have the opportunity to get a free associates, working parallel as my bachelors. If my ultimate goal is to go to medical school and hopefully get matched into an OBGyn residency, is it smart to get an associates in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ObGyn specialty) and work in the field...
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    • diagnostic medical sonography dms gynecology maternal fetal maternal fetal medicine maternal health obgyn obstetric obstetrics perinatology
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Pre-Medical (MD)
  2. A

    NP or PA, working in Maternal Fetal?

    I am currently working on undergrad and interested in working in the maternal fetal medicine specialty, but unsure on which path to take, either nurse prac or physician assist. I prefer more of the autonomy I've heard that comes with NP but I've also heard that PAs are more accepted in surgical...
  3. C

    No maternity leave?

    I will be delivering next year, during my final year or residency. A lot of next year will be elective time/not rigorous rotations, so it will be easy to have maternity leave and not need to have to have my co-residents cover me, which is why we picked my last year to have our baby. However, I...
  4. rpflash100

    PhD Looking into PhD programs and running into problems looking for faculty

    One of the main reasons that I am pursuing a PhD program is to fill a large research gap (Maternal Mortality and Morbidity in MENAP; mostly Farsi-speaking areas though). But, there's a large gap there because not many people are researching it, which makes finding faculty to talk to, and...