Doing Obgyn and peds residencies

[sonofva]

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Any thoughts on the logistics/realities of doing a peds residency and then doing obgyn residency? My thought is that after you could set up a "mothers and child's clinic."

 

[45408]

Why not do family practice?

 

[sonofva]

Why not do family practice?

I'd like to be able to do sections and procedures. Also, I don't want to get stuck managing bp and lipids like the family docs I've worked with. Don't get me wrong, they're great docs, just not for me...

 

[oldbearprofessor]

Well, anything is possible. Since there is no training cross-over, you'd be doing 7 years of residency and there's no guarantee of getting a second match (after you finished the first residency) since that would not likely get medicare funding. However, who knows? Someone might take you.

Then, once trained, you'd have to deal with an unusual job split. A half-time OB is likely paying full-time malpractice, etc. There are other obvious logistic issues with such a career and setting up such a single office.

So, go for it if that's your dream! But, I'd recommend choosing one of the two.

 

[sonofva]

Well, anything is possible. Since there is no training cross-over, you'd be doing 7 years of residency and there's no guarantee of getting a second match (after you finished the first residency) since that would not likely get medicare funding. However, who knows? Someone might take you.

Then, once trained, you'd have to deal with an unusual job split. A half-time OB is likely paying full-time malpractice, etc. There are other obvious logistic issues with such a career and setting up such a single office.

So, go for it if that's your dream! But, I'd recommend choosing one of the two.

Thanks obp! I'm on a military scholarship, so my thought was to do peds in the army and ob on the civilian side after my obligation. Malpractice may present an issue though...

 

[mvenus929]

FWIW, you can do a family medicine residency and then a C-section fellowship that's like 6 months or a year. Not sure how malpractice would work with that (I imagine it depends a lot on where you practice), but it's another option.

 

[bioteach]

That would be silly when you could just do a 3 year family med residency. Sure in residency you'd manage lipids and htn, but you could do whatever you wanted when you get out. And plenty of FM docs do sections, as long as you get the right training. I chose family med because I do prenatal care, deliver babies, postpartum care and then am the ped for the babies I delivered. Win/win situation.

 

[sonofva]

That would be silly when you could just do a 3 year family med residency. Sure in residency you'd manage lipids and htn, but you could do whatever you wanted when you get out. And plenty of FM docs do sections, as long as you get the right training. I chose family med because I do prenatal care, deliver babies, postpartum care and then am the ped for the babies I delivered. Win/win situation.

i guess my question then, is how do you advertise yourself when you get out? what kind of jobs do you look for? or do you set up your own practice? are there places that are easier for ob trained FM docs to practice? thx.

 

[michigangirl]

Like anything, it's hard to be the first. You have to have a clear vision. If you can find someone else who has made a career out of this path, you need to talk to them. The reason pediatrics and anesthesia are now a combined residency track is because a bunch of people decided to do it the old-fashioned way, like you're proposing, which drove future formal designations/pathways, because they saw how these two programs could be complementary. It's a lot to try to prove that on your own-- but not impossible.

the malpractice stuff bears major consideration.

 

[KLPM]

Any thoughts on the logistics/realities of doing a peds residency and then doing obgyn residency? My thought is that after you could set up a "mothers and child's clinic."

Well why can't you set up a mother and child clinic by forming a group with O+Gs and paeds. Or more simply as someone pointed out go into general practice.

There are many issues with trying to do two residencies as people have pointed out not just the example you gave. One thing is length of training. The other is who is going to hire you. Are you going to set up your own practice and if so how. Modern medicine is really not a great time to be trying to "do it all". It's not the "good old days" anymore. If the reason you want to do procedures and C-sections then I say just go for O+G. If you like taking care of babies then go into paeds. If you really want to take care of both mum and baby then GP is not a bad idea. We are all members of a team and we all have our roles in health care.

 

[infarct]

Any thoughts on the logistics/realities of doing a peds residency and then doing obgyn residency? My thought is that after you could set up a "mothers and child's clinic."

why would u do that...