Anesthesia CC versus Pulm-CC

[sean wilson]

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I'm very interested in the Gas version of CC, and I'm wondering how the employability and pay scales vary between the two. For one, I've been told that you cannot bill for bronchs as a non-pulm doc, making me wonder what else holds a person back in Gas CC. Also, what else would a pulm-CC doc be able to do in the unit that a Gas CC doc wouldn't be trained to do? Are the pulm guys just able to do their pulm work in addition to running units, or is there more to the story?

 

[Galaxian]

Its definitely the most flexible. All the CC guys I talk to say that you can't do CC all the time or you'll burn out. They usually work one or two weeks on, and do something else with the rest of the time. If you go pulm cc, you'll be running asthma and CF clinic, and watching COPDers horking up a lung while you do spirometry. Or you could do surgical critical care and sell your soul to your work. With anesthesia CC, you can fall back on OR anesthesia, which can be stressful, but the schedule sure isn't! Its a good economical decision, and you can still be a "real doctor" every once in a while without having to make all those sacrifices...

 

[KGUNNER1]

I'm very interested in the Gas version of CC, and I'm wondering how the employability and pay scales vary between the two. For one, I've been told that you cannot bill for bronchs as a non-pulm doc, making me wonder what else holds a person back in Gas CC. Also, what else would a pulm-CC doc be able to do in the unit that a Gas CC doc wouldn't be trained to do? Are the pulm guys just able to do their pulm work in addition to running units, or is there more to the story?

Overall, I think Anesth will pay more, since in your non-unit days you'll be gassin which is higher than working in clinic. Anesth departments make more $ than Pulm divisions.

If you have privileges for bronchs, you can bill for them.

Any procedure in the unit can be done by any board certified intensivist if they have the training an privileges.

KG