FM residency interviews - mentioning hesitancy about procedure?

[Yaldabaoth]

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I'm excited to apply to FM, but I'm opposed to performing newborn circumcisions (I know this has been fought over extensively for decades on SDN, not looking to argue).

Dumb question, but should I mention this when I'm being interviewed and ask if it's required? Or should I just mention it once I'm already in the program? I don't want to be annoying, but I don't want to cripple my chances of getting a residency either.

Apologies if this is in the wrong sub-forum.

 

[deleted480308]

I'm excited to apply to FM, but I'm opposed to performing newborn circumcisions (I know this has been fought over extensively for decades on SDN, not looking to argue).

Dumb question, but should I mention this when I'm being interviewed and ask if it's required? Or should I just mention it once I'm already in the program? I don't want to be annoying, but I don't want to cripple my chances of getting a residency either.

Apologies if this is in the wrong sub-forum.

Seeing as fm isn’t competitive I would mention it

 

[deleted87716]

I wouldn't bring it up during the interview. If asked, however (which is unlikely), then be honest.

 

[VA Hopeful Dr]

I wouldn't bring it up during the interview. If asked, however (which is unlikely), then be honest.

My thoughts as well.

That said, I would have a plan in place because if the program you match to does a lot of circs and you refuse to do them it means your co-residents will be stuck doing that many more and they might not appreciate that.

 

[VA Hopeful Dr]

n=1, but my program is 100% chill about people not wanting to do certain procedures and it would not even be a big enough deal to be worth mentioning in the interview process. I'm not sure if there's anybody who doesn't do circs, but we definitely have people who don't do LARC or vasectomies. They just schedule their patients to get those procedures done with another resident and the rest of us are happy to get the practice. We all get enough circs that people are comfortable with it by the time they graduate but not so many that it would be a burden for someone not to be doing them.

I suspect that's how most programs are. I know we all jumped at doing procedures.

 

[MedicineZ0Z]

I wouldn't go out of your way to bring it up. Just seems weird. If somehow you're asked (unlikely), then sure. Though Idk why you'd want to take any chances in this unprecedented interview environment.

 

[yeasports]

In some opposed programs peds or OB do the circs. You could ask the question that way without tipping your hand. I would not mention to a program that you are unwilling to do circs. If I were interviewing you this would strike me as odd and would lower you down the rank list or knock you off.
Why would I do that? Because even though I would not ask you why you wont do them; it would set off alarms in my head that you might not be a team player, and my have other convictions I may not understand or care to. Look, I am not saying it is fair I am just being honest. Good luck!

 

[Yaldabaoth]

Thank you for the replies everyone. I'll not bring it up in interviews. I definitely see how I could sound like a jagoff by refusing to do procedures. If my co-residents are burdened, I'll do them if needed.

 

[FrustratedFamDoc]

Don't bring it up at the interview as it would be really weird, but you would DEFINITELY be remembered.

Once circ day comes, if you let them know you're not cool with it, 99.999% chance there won't be an issue.

 

[SLC]

Nobody will care about this. I was one of the only people in my residency class who was willing to do them. It ended up meaning I got a LOT of practice. So I’m super comfortable with it. And now because of it, I get way more newborns (and associated with that young families) in my current practice.