ER Fellowships Question

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Renaissance Man

Renaissance Man

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I am new here, but I know enough to look around first before asking a question. If I missed it somewhere, I promise I wasn't being lazy, so don't jump on my back por favor? Anyways, I was wondering what the advantages of going to an emergency medicine fellowship after the three year residency are? Does pay increase, more responsibility? For anyone that has done one, why did you go through another year of learning instead of jumping into the full paying job?

Thanks everyone 🙂
 
Are you speaking of fellowships in toxicology, EMS, pediatrics, ultrasound, etc.? If so, then pay rarely increases after any of these fellowships. Perhaps it will increase after an administrative fellowship if you get an administrative job afterwards. For the most part, EM fellowships are for academic purposes, alternative careers, or furthering someone's personal interest.
 
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CofCpreMD said:
Anyways, I was wondering what the advantages of going to an emergency medicine fellowship after the three year residency are? Does pay increase, more responsibility? For anyone that has done one, why did you go through another year of learning instead of jumping into the full paying job?
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Well, I did a two year fellowship. I now get to work about 30% more for about 8% less. Don't do it for the money.

I did a fellowship because I have a genuine interest in the subject matter and wanted to become an expert.

What does that get me? I am recognized at my hospital as being a subject matter expert and not just an ED physician. I am known by the other doctors as someone who actually does inpatient work and thus I do get extra respect. I teach the ICU fellows and consult on ICU patients, thus I get some degree of deference when I want to admit patients to the ICU.

In more personal terms, a position was created for me that did not exist, because they wanted my skill set and expertise. The fellow that is graduating this year had the same thing happen with a different group. This was probably the easiest job search ever and I got an academic position that was very close to what I wanted. I'm on a couple of hospital committees that make a difference in hospital operations (my pay does increase by being on committees as long as I actually go to meetings). For only being 7 months out of fellowship, I think I'm in a pretty good place.
 
What was your fellowship BADMD? I'm looking at going into ED with a fellowship afterwards in sports medicine
 
BADMD said:
Medical Toxicology

I have some friends who have gone into Sports Medicine. Keep in mind that there are limitations when entering Sports from the ED side, rather than the orthopedics side.
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Limitations? Which backround would be more benificial ED or Orthopod?
 
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