Hi folks,
I am curious to see how many of you simply enjoyed internal medicine in general, started residency uncertain of what specialty, if any, you would pursue, and later decided to do a fellowship in med onc vs those who knew in medical school that they would pursue medical oncology. I am fairly certain that I will not feel as fulfilled if I do not treat cancer patients. I have really enjoyed rotating in med-onc and participating in clinical research, but the idea of purgatory for three years of general internal medicine bums me out a little - not that I find it repulsive, but its not the end point. I was told by one specialist in a different field "its great you want to be a specialist within internal medicine, but to be a great specialist you must also be a great internist". Do you agree this holds true for med onc? Fire away.
I am curious to see how many of you simply enjoyed internal medicine in general, started residency uncertain of what specialty, if any, you would pursue, and later decided to do a fellowship in med onc vs those who knew in medical school that they would pursue medical oncology. I am fairly certain that I will not feel as fulfilled if I do not treat cancer patients. I have really enjoyed rotating in med-onc and participating in clinical research, but the idea of purgatory for three years of general internal medicine bums me out a little - not that I find it repulsive, but its not the end point. I was told by one specialist in a different field "its great you want to be a specialist within internal medicine, but to be a great specialist you must also be a great internist". Do you agree this holds true for med onc? Fire away.