ANESTHESIA OR EM?

[Strider_91]

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If you like both basically the same, is the anesthesia "doom and gloom" enough where I should be swayed toward EM? It doesnt sound like there is THAT much less doom and gloom over on their forum.

 

[POW16]

Forget about the doom and gloom and do what you like. You'll always have a job if you're competent and like what you do. Nobody has a crystal ball.

 

[AdmiralChz]

Don’t make a career decision based on an anonymous forum. Go talk to real, in-person staff. Do rotations in both, and make an informed decision.

Both specialties (really, all specialties) have their own individual issues.

 

[BLADEMDA]

Don’t make a career decision based on an anonymous forum. Go talk to real, in-person staff. Do rotations in both, and make an informed decision.

Both specialties (really, all specialties) have their own individual issues.

Consider your choice very carefully as what you may like at age 35 (age 35-50) may not be what you like at age 50 (50-65). A career spans a very long time and FWIW ER docs are not happy for most of that second portion of their careers.

Once you pick ER you will be locked into that specialty for life and all the nights, weekends, holidays, etc start to get very old by age 45; many end up doing DOC IN THE BOX for the second half of their careers or stop practicing ER all together.

This isn't a TV show, it is real life, so look at the whole picture over a long career.

 

[coffeebythelake]

Where I did my rotations, EM = 95% FM and urgent care for people who can't afford medicine

 

[chocomorsel]

Where I did my rotations, EM = 95% FM and urgent care for people who can't afford medicine

And druggies and drunks.

 

[aprilrain]

There is also a combine anes/EM residency now if you really can't decide...

 

[skankhunt42]

I did emergency and switched to Anesthesiology. Never been happier....

 

[moto_za]

I did emergency and switched to Anesthesiology. Never been happier....

What made you want to switch?