I am an US medical school student considering completing family medicine or internal medicine (haven't made up my mind) residency and then complete a 2nd residency in PM&R (probably 4-6 years apart since I would have to fulfill my military service obligation)... Is this possible?
Completing Primary Care residency first and then reapply for a 2nd residency in PM&R?
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Why would you want to do that? In the current (and foreseeable) medical climate it makes sense to take a path of reasonable length to becoming an attending and focus on practicing medicine.
If you like MSK medicine a lot you would be better served by completing a Sports Medicine fellowship once your Primary Care residency is completed.
If you like MSK medicine a lot you would be better served by completing a Sports Medicine fellowship once your Primary Care residency is completed.
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While both might be interests of yours, you probably won't be able to practice both specialties when you're done with 8 years of residency. As mentioned by Paddington, you could be better suited by doing a primary care sports medicine fellowship once you've finished either a primary care or PM&R residency.
That's probably the best way for you to practice both of your interests full time.
That's probably the best way for you to practice both of your interests full time.
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why wouldn't you just do the PM&R residency…its not like your in a residency now and are looking to switch.
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Your second residency application would be hampered by the fact that you would have used your government allotted GME funding on the first residency, which means your new program has to come up with part of the funds supporting your salary, benefits & insurance by themselves. If you're a superstar applicant then this might not hamper you, but otherwise it would be a great reason for programs to take a pass.
I agree with others-- if this is truly your interest, practicing both musculoskeletal medicine and primary care, you might best be served by FM + sports med. You really could continue to see general patients as well as your 'specialty' interest patients, and you learn to perform injections, pain procedures, etc.
I agree with others-- if this is truly your interest, practicing both musculoskeletal medicine and primary care, you might best be served by FM + sports med. You really could continue to see general patients as well as your 'specialty' interest patients, and you learn to perform injections, pain procedures, etc.
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Do intern year tour as a GP then finish PM&R. If you still want a primary care role the TBI or SCI could work.
