Anaesthesia/Psychatry/Surgery

[lankadoc]

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Hello guys, Im a doc with 5yrs experience as a anaesthetist and 1 yra experience as a SHO cardiothoracic surgery.
Now I am 35yrs old and planning to do a PG.
My fields of intersest are psychiatry, surgery and anaesthesia.
Could you give me some pros and cons of each?
By the way, am from south asia.
Thanky.

 

[Doctor Bob]

Hello guys, Im a doc with 5yrs experience as a anaesthetist and 1 yra experience as a SHO cardiothoracic surgery.
Now I am 35yrs old and planning to do a PG.
My fields of intersest are psychiatry, surgery and anaesthesia.
Could you give me some pros and cons of each?
By the way, am from south asia.
Thanky.

Uhh... if you have 5 years experience as an anesthetist, why do you need us to tell you pros and cons about anesthesia?

And if you have a year experience with CT surgery, why do you need us to tell you pros and cons for surgery?

 

[Buzz Me]

PG? Postgraduate?

You were an anesthetist or anesthesiologist?

Pros and cons? You want us to make your career decision for you?

😕

 

[Buzz Me]

PG? Postgraduate?

You were an anesthetist or anesthesiologist?

Pros and cons? You want us to make your career decision for you?

😕

 

[lankadoc]

The 5 yrs was as a anaesthetist. My problem is that I have worked only in Sri lanka. I am not aware of the situation in developed countries.
Its true, I need some help to make my carrier decision.

 

[Winged Scapula]

For clarification: in many countries outside of the US, including Sri Lanka, an anesthetist is a physician with training in anesthesiology.

Perhaps if the OP could give us some more details about his/her plan. Are you looking to come to the US for post-graduate training and to stay in the US?

If that is the case (and I suspect it is, given the wide range of interests, rather than just an anesthesia fellowship), bear in mind that much if not all of your PG training will have to be repeated.

Start here. This site details the requirements to enter US residency training. Before you can make any decisions about training, you'll need to take the USMLEs and work toward ECMFG certification.

 

[lankadoc]

many thanks.
I'm still a graduate, not a resident. Like a SHO/Medical officer. I need to know what it's like outside SL, when comparing these three fields. For example job satisfaction, financial component, stress, demand for jobs and etc,etc.

 

[shan564]

If you're looking for that info, this is a good place to start:

http://www.medscape.com/sites/public/lifestyle/2013
http://www.medscape.com/features/slideshow/compensation/2013/public

We don't know what "SHO" and "medical officer" means. Also not sure what you mean by the difference between "graduate" and "resident." I can make some guesses based on my experience in Australia, but those terms aren't used there either. Clearly the terminology is quite different in SL.

 

[Winged Scapula]

For clarification:

In the US, post-graduate training is referred to as residency and those doing the training are called residents. There may be artificial distinctions between junior and senior residents. Further training may be referred to as fellowships.

Outside the US, in many countries, graduates complete a preregistration House Officer or Foundation year(s) followed by a SHO (senior house officer) training which before moving on to a Specialist Registrar position. More recently, trainees in the UK system went from the Foundation years into the Specialist training, no longer completing a specific period of time as a SHO.

At any rate, if the OP wishes to have more information about job prospects in the above fields, the specialty forums on SDN may be useful.