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Howdy--
I was chatting with a few of my classmates in our Surgery Interest Group here at my school, and we came up with some questions that we could use an unbiased answer on. Perhaps you can help me (us).
Here goes. . .
1. Are orthopedic surgery residencies "easier" (i.e less grueling, on average) than general surg? My colleagues think so, but I'm not so sure.
2. I was originally considering General Surg, but tossed the idea out because I have a family (wife + 2 kids). If I were to go into surgery, I would want to focus on rural stuff, so my question is this: are there any programs, especially community-based ones, where I could get decent training and still have a family life? I was looking, at one time, at Geisinger over there in Pennsylvania, mainly because it appears to be a rural hospital. Anyway, let me know what you think (and don't be afraid to be honest).
3. I'd be curious to know what your typical week on the surgery service looks like. When do you go to work/get home? How much useful stuff do you do vs. scut? How many days off and when? And how does this change after PGY1?
Thanks for your time. I know you are busy.
TKD
I was chatting with a few of my classmates in our Surgery Interest Group here at my school, and we came up with some questions that we could use an unbiased answer on. Perhaps you can help me (us).
Here goes. . .
1. Are orthopedic surgery residencies "easier" (i.e less grueling, on average) than general surg? My colleagues think so, but I'm not so sure.
2. I was originally considering General Surg, but tossed the idea out because I have a family (wife + 2 kids). If I were to go into surgery, I would want to focus on rural stuff, so my question is this: are there any programs, especially community-based ones, where I could get decent training and still have a family life? I was looking, at one time, at Geisinger over there in Pennsylvania, mainly because it appears to be a rural hospital. Anyway, let me know what you think (and don't be afraid to be honest).
3. I'd be curious to know what your typical week on the surgery service looks like. When do you go to work/get home? How much useful stuff do you do vs. scut? How many days off and when? And how does this change after PGY1?
Thanks for your time. I know you are busy.
TKD