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Hello all. I am having weight loss surgery this summer and should be at the appropriate weight/height classification to get the HPSP next year (when my third year of med school is starting) and have been considering this possibility.
For those of you already involved in this, how easy is it to get the specialty that you want? For me, it is Emergency Medicine. If I don't end up in this field, I don't see the point of practicing medicine at all. I have a law degree and am a licensed attorney already and so could certainly do something else. If I am not in the specialty that I will enjoy, I would rather seek life elsewhere.
Also, How frequently do you change stations and how much does your preference factor into postings? I really don't mind moving every year or two. And I have lived in Gainesville, FL which is a swamp so I am not overly concerned about some of the locations mentioned. What I am more concerned about is being an ER doc who works in a hospital that sees only a few patients a shift. I like things fast-paced and would even volunteer to be sent overseas (to Iraq or Afghanistan, assuming we are still embroiled there when I finish residency) so I can be best utilized.
For those of you already involved in this, how easy is it to get the specialty that you want? For me, it is Emergency Medicine. If I don't end up in this field, I don't see the point of practicing medicine at all. I have a law degree and am a licensed attorney already and so could certainly do something else. If I am not in the specialty that I will enjoy, I would rather seek life elsewhere.
Also, How frequently do you change stations and how much does your preference factor into postings? I really don't mind moving every year or two. And I have lived in Gainesville, FL which is a swamp so I am not overly concerned about some of the locations mentioned. What I am more concerned about is being an ER doc who works in a hospital that sees only a few patients a shift. I like things fast-paced and would even volunteer to be sent overseas (to Iraq or Afghanistan, assuming we are still embroiled there when I finish residency) so I can be best utilized.