child questions

[gabaergic1]

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can/do people sub-specialize in child and if so, how? i believe there is a program out there that has, for example, a consult track...but what about other stuff, like say you want to focus on neuropsychiatry in children? i believe neurodevelopemental disorders falls under the guise of child peds and neuro.
finally, this year is different with eras and such,so is it too late to apply? a co resident of mine claims she got a few pre-LOR submission invites at competitive programs

 

[billypilgrim37]

There are not formal tracks for subspecializing. In academia, basically you either become a researcher in that area or you convince your department head that creating a special service for that area makes some sort of academic/clinical/financial sense. You can also of course just join other people who have already subspecialized, but again, that's going to come down to joining them as a research fellow or getting hired on as faculty to work in that area. There's not typically special training other than on-the-job learn-as-you-go specializing.

Outside of academia, specializing just means convincing other people that you are specialized in something and then figuring out a way to make doing that thing profitable enough that you can do as well (or as poorly) as you'd like.

 

[gabaergic1]

can anyone comment on the application timeline question with this year's changes or have any other insight vs anecdotal story about a neuropsych focus in child?

 

[rgerwin]

well app cycle opened in July, so starting the process would definitely be a bit late, but still within published deadlines