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Hi all, long time lurker. And here's my dilemma.
I love Surgery. I love ObGyn too (or rather, I loved Gyn and tolerated Ob).
I've been in love with oncology since pre-med, and I have a (modest) research background involving molecular biology and cancer dating back to undergrad.
I am in awe of big abdominal and pelvic cases. I also like taking care of very sick people.
I would like, however, the opportunity to do something smaller and "lighter" interspersed with the big, impressive cases.
Colorectal affords the chance to do both anorectal surgery and endoscopy
between colectomies and APRs. Lifestyle seems decent outside of GS call, and fellowships seem moderately competitive.
Surg Onc has big abdominal resections galore, but not a lot of "small" stuff - it seems like breast surgery is getting increasingly done by breast surgeons, instead of traditional surgical oncologists. And that leaves what, catheter insertion? Meh. I wouldn't mind doing some melanoma/sarcoma, though those seem uncommon. Lifestyle looks a bit worse than Colorectal, but not bad overall. Fellowships sound like a bitch to get in, though.
Gyn Onc... I've seen a bit of this in my core rotation and loved it. Those guys mess around with bowels and bladder on a regular basis, and perform some beautiful operations - I scrubbed for a TAH-BSO with iliac lymph node dissection, and it was awesome! And if I could intersperse some benign gynecology (and avoid obstetrics entirely after residency) that would be a major plus. Not sure about those guys' and gals' lifestyles, or how hard is it to get a fellowship.
So... if anyone could volunteer any more information... should I be applying to GS or ObGyn next year?
Any information is appreciated.
I love Surgery. I love ObGyn too (or rather, I loved Gyn and tolerated Ob).
I've been in love with oncology since pre-med, and I have a (modest) research background involving molecular biology and cancer dating back to undergrad.
I am in awe of big abdominal and pelvic cases. I also like taking care of very sick people.
I would like, however, the opportunity to do something smaller and "lighter" interspersed with the big, impressive cases.
Colorectal affords the chance to do both anorectal surgery and endoscopy
between colectomies and APRs. Lifestyle seems decent outside of GS call, and fellowships seem moderately competitive.
Surg Onc has big abdominal resections galore, but not a lot of "small" stuff - it seems like breast surgery is getting increasingly done by breast surgeons, instead of traditional surgical oncologists. And that leaves what, catheter insertion? Meh. I wouldn't mind doing some melanoma/sarcoma, though those seem uncommon. Lifestyle looks a bit worse than Colorectal, but not bad overall. Fellowships sound like a bitch to get in, though.
Gyn Onc... I've seen a bit of this in my core rotation and loved it. Those guys mess around with bowels and bladder on a regular basis, and perform some beautiful operations - I scrubbed for a TAH-BSO with iliac lymph node dissection, and it was awesome! And if I could intersperse some benign gynecology (and avoid obstetrics entirely after residency) that would be a major plus. Not sure about those guys' and gals' lifestyles, or how hard is it to get a fellowship.
So... if anyone could volunteer any more information... should I be applying to GS or ObGyn next year?
Any information is appreciated.
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