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First, thanks for reading this! I know it is long.
I am pretty set on FM. I love it to death. I also really love women‘s health. While I would love the added bonus of delivering babies, until I get closer to finishing medical school, I’m not sure if I want to dedicate so much of my time to OB And I don‘t want their lifestyle. I’d prefer mostly 8-5 with occasional emergencies.
I’ve always loved the physiology of female reproductive system and have 4 sisters so I generally enjoy working with women, particularly as patients, more than men but certainly don’t mind treating men. I am highly interested in general screenings and pelvic exams, birth control including IUD placements/removals, fertility problems, etc. I essentially want to do as much as I can including procedures and Refer to OB/GYN when sx is indicated such as hysterectomies.
I want the best training possible but am not impressed with the “women’s health“ fellowships available for FM docs. I similarly don’t want to live anywhere they are currently available.
1. where is the best residency for these types of opportunities? Or how can I identify them?
2. Is there anyone who thinks I would in fact need a women’s health fellowship?
3. If I end up not getting all the experience I was hoping for in my training at the end of my FM residency, is it possible to learn how to do more procedures after without a fellowship?
4. Are GYN procedures lucrative if done in high-ish volume? (not worried about making 7 figures.. just thought I’d ask as my debt will be pretty health coming out of school..)
While I‘m sure an OB fellowship would overlap with these interests, I don’t want to do that so much because again, the lifestyle in OB isn’t what I’m looking for. However, I’m still open to the possibility. With that, I have another question;
5. How lucrative/realistic is it to limit my pregnant patients at any given time in order to prevent schedule issues while still delivering some? For example, could I only accept a set number of newly pregnant patients at a time so that I only average say, 4 deliveries a month?
6. Could I exclude nulliparous or women in high-risk categories? (the former of the two seems a bit exaggerated or that it may display low confidence).
Again, I’d also be happy without the OB. I just think it would be a special bonus if I got to do it. More interested in the GYN aspect. Thoughts?
I am pretty set on FM. I love it to death. I also really love women‘s health. While I would love the added bonus of delivering babies, until I get closer to finishing medical school, I’m not sure if I want to dedicate so much of my time to OB And I don‘t want their lifestyle. I’d prefer mostly 8-5 with occasional emergencies.
I’ve always loved the physiology of female reproductive system and have 4 sisters so I generally enjoy working with women, particularly as patients, more than men but certainly don’t mind treating men. I am highly interested in general screenings and pelvic exams, birth control including IUD placements/removals, fertility problems, etc. I essentially want to do as much as I can including procedures and Refer to OB/GYN when sx is indicated such as hysterectomies.
I want the best training possible but am not impressed with the “women’s health“ fellowships available for FM docs. I similarly don’t want to live anywhere they are currently available.
1. where is the best residency for these types of opportunities? Or how can I identify them?
2. Is there anyone who thinks I would in fact need a women’s health fellowship?
3. If I end up not getting all the experience I was hoping for in my training at the end of my FM residency, is it possible to learn how to do more procedures after without a fellowship?
4. Are GYN procedures lucrative if done in high-ish volume? (not worried about making 7 figures.. just thought I’d ask as my debt will be pretty health coming out of school..)
While I‘m sure an OB fellowship would overlap with these interests, I don’t want to do that so much because again, the lifestyle in OB isn’t what I’m looking for. However, I’m still open to the possibility. With that, I have another question;
5. How lucrative/realistic is it to limit my pregnant patients at any given time in order to prevent schedule issues while still delivering some? For example, could I only accept a set number of newly pregnant patients at a time so that I only average say, 4 deliveries a month?
6. Could I exclude nulliparous or women in high-risk categories? (the former of the two seems a bit exaggerated or that it may display low confidence).
Again, I’d also be happy without the OB. I just think it would be a special bonus if I got to do it. More interested in the GYN aspect. Thoughts?