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Hi,
I recently thought that I have recently been fascinated with cardiac and vascular surgery (after I changed my mind from Oto or Orthopaedic), and so I have a few quick questions:
1. How does residency work for these programs? Is it a fellowship after general surgery residency or what?
2. Are the hours as bad as general surgery?
3. How competitive is it? This is going to freak you guys out, but I'm a high schooler (as some of you may know) who is already gunning for the MCATs (after my SATs and all that is taken care of). Even though I'm not studying for USMLE or something, I still wanted to know how competitive something is because I like to be reasonable, and not just assume that I'm going to be an orthopaedic surgeon, because quite frankly, chances are I won't. I also understand that by the time I get into med school (which would be in 2012 should I make it 1st try), the market will change, and so will competitiveness. But so far based on previous and/or current trends, how competitive do you think it is? Can I be about average and still do it, or do I have to be amazing and maybe make (such as cardiology or something)
so yeah. I'd especially like to know the answer to the last 2. Thanks in advance.
I recently thought that I have recently been fascinated with cardiac and vascular surgery (after I changed my mind from Oto or Orthopaedic), and so I have a few quick questions:
1. How does residency work for these programs? Is it a fellowship after general surgery residency or what?
2. Are the hours as bad as general surgery?
3. How competitive is it? This is going to freak you guys out, but I'm a high schooler (as some of you may know) who is already gunning for the MCATs (after my SATs and all that is taken care of). Even though I'm not studying for USMLE or something, I still wanted to know how competitive something is because I like to be reasonable, and not just assume that I'm going to be an orthopaedic surgeon, because quite frankly, chances are I won't. I also understand that by the time I get into med school (which would be in 2012 should I make it 1st try), the market will change, and so will competitiveness. But so far based on previous and/or current trends, how competitive do you think it is? Can I be about average and still do it, or do I have to be amazing and maybe make (such as cardiology or something)
so yeah. I'd especially like to know the answer to the last 2. Thanks in advance.