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So I was pretty set on EM, but I am currently out of the city (that's NYC) and doing a FP rotation in Concord, NH and having the time of my life. I love that I get to do Peds, and Gyn, and Psych... and everything. And the small-town feel. And preventative medicine... it meshes well with my plan-ahead Type A personality.
So it looks like it's going to come down to EM and FP. Our school doesn't have EM as a core 3rd year rotation, so I'll do sub-I's in both... and go from there!
It's hard to justify the significant pay cut and the longer hours as a FP vs. an ER doc... but as I'm told, I should do what I love, and the money will come.
Thoughts?
They are vastly different fields united only by the fact that both specialties produce generalist physicians.
Enjoying other rotations doesn't mean EM isn't for you. I freaking loved Ob/Gyn...
Then again, if you are way into preventative care, that might speak strongly against a career in emergency medicine.
Pay difference between EM and FP is not enough to force someone away from FP. If you do office procedures, maybe have a PA or two, you can probably make more money as an FP.
Hours... Well I'm in the camp that the "lifestyle" of EM is over-hyped. Most of your days as an FP won't be starting at 11pm.
Do you want to have your own patients?