Hey guys,
I'm an intern in a reasonably well regarded IM residency (top 20?), and I'm struggling with a decision about fellowship. When I started residency, I thought for sure I would do PCCM or possibly cardiology. But as I progress in training, I'm starting to learn that I hate the 'emergent' nature of those fields. The MICU was an absolute grind. I find myself wanting a career where I can actually sit down and think about my patients, rather than just acting to stablize them. I also want a field with a long term relationship with my patients. I did a month of an onc service and I really enjoyed the patient population, as well as the targeted therapies.
The problem is, I feel woefully unprepared for a hem/onc match. My cointerns who want to do hem/onc all seem to have basic science cancer biology phds, while I have a few abstracts I published in medschool- in cards. I've never wanted to be a bench scientist, but being involved in clinical trials sounds engaging. How should I move forward? Should I basically write off the idea of applying to fellowship immediately after residency, in favor of a year of hospitalist/research?
I'm an intern in a reasonably well regarded IM residency (top 20?), and I'm struggling with a decision about fellowship. When I started residency, I thought for sure I would do PCCM or possibly cardiology. But as I progress in training, I'm starting to learn that I hate the 'emergent' nature of those fields. The MICU was an absolute grind. I find myself wanting a career where I can actually sit down and think about my patients, rather than just acting to stablize them. I also want a field with a long term relationship with my patients. I did a month of an onc service and I really enjoyed the patient population, as well as the targeted therapies.
The problem is, I feel woefully unprepared for a hem/onc match. My cointerns who want to do hem/onc all seem to have basic science cancer biology phds, while I have a few abstracts I published in medschool- in cards. I've never wanted to be a bench scientist, but being involved in clinical trials sounds engaging. How should I move forward? Should I basically write off the idea of applying to fellowship immediately after residency, in favor of a year of hospitalist/research?