speciality choice

Greetings. I'm a recent bachelor's graduate form saudi arabia i'm looking for specialized dental programs that I can apply to from the following countries USA Canada UK Ireland Australia though i'm not sure what even the difference does it matter if ites master or simple specialization...

Hi, Last year I was diagnosed with narcolepsy, which is a chronic sleep disorder. My physician told me to have a better sleep schedule, and I'm aware of the decrease of my narcolepsy attacks. I don't want to give up my dream of having a career in medicine, but I also know that I can't work...

Hi all EM attendings and residents, I'm a final year medical student in INDIA planning on an EM residency in the US in a couple of years. I have been reading online about all the specialities and EM has piqued my interest the most. Upon further research on forums and websites I've come across...

Hey all I'm a third year medical student, I've got the grades and letters to be competitive in the fields I am interested in (Derm, Peds and Ortho) but I'm feeling pretty burnt out I have a lot of hobbies I would like to pursue, I don't really care about salary but don't want to work more then...

How quickly is the landscape of ob/gyn changing to become more lifestyle friendly? (ex. some hospitals have laborists, larger call groups) (I am sorry if this has already been posted, I have looked around but have not found much/ the posts I have found are older)

Hello Fellow Medical Students< We are two 3rd year medical students tasked with the decision of our lifetimes’: choosing which specialty in medicine we will ultimately pursue. Despite our limited exposure and lack of first hand accounts in the numerous fields of medicine, we are forced to...

Choosing a Specialty: A letter to a medical student This was written as advice to a medical student about psychiatry. However, I think it's valuable for anyone in the sciences, doing research. And I think it's amazing all around vocational advice, how we think about work vs. a calling.

Choosing a Specialty: A letter to a medical student

Can someone explain how this works, Is it due to attitudes of medical students? Generational differences in what people want in terms of hours? Job Market and reimbursement fluctuations? Governmental intervention? What causes Gas and DR to be super competitive a few years ago and now seem...

Hey guys, I have a quick question to pose to heme-onc doctors- If in your practice you had to choose either just heme (benign + malignant) or onc (full scope of solid cancers, or just a handful of types), where everything else was a wash- money, location, hours, inpatient/outpatient mix- which...