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To me this sounds incredible! I'm matching into general surgery but really wish I explored this further before applying... Would it be possible to do a critical care fellowship (1 year from gen surg) and then work exclusively in critical care (1 wk on, 1 off)? I'm not motivated by money, just motivated by missing my family and wanting to take my future kids to Disney.
I think I made a mistake in picking surg (thought it was a good way to get to do procedural and medical things everyday). I did several sub-Is but how can you really know until you're the one actually doing it.
You shouldn't have a problem getting a job, demand is high and is expected to stay this way for a while. I think it's important to get multidisciplinary ICU training if you can. If your exposure in residency and fellowship is limited only to SICU patients, you may not feel comfortable managing many MICU/CVICU type patients which will make up a majority of the patients you will be caring for as an intensivist.