I appreciate the responses!
Well, I was only using PS as an example...I meant for any "name-dropping" purposes. I understand that "the game" is there regardless, but I hate that type of political bs. And with more specific regard to getting to know them, when is this taking place? Do you work with them? Shadow them?

play golf together?
As for EM/IM...one of the things that I love about EM is that the work hours absolutely DO allow you to be in two departments at once! With EM, when you're off, you're off. And a lot of EM physicians maintain under 50 hours/per week, working 12 hour shifts. This leaves plenty of time to work in a clinic or open a group pratice (obviously it would be near impossible at best for a person to do it alone since you wouldn't really be able to take call, thus the practice and community could suffer). I could still work in a clinic as an EM certified of course, but the training is not the same. I've also considered going the Family Medicine to EM fellowship route, which is becoming more and more popular, but I think there are what? 2 programs in the entire country right now! ...each of which accepting maybe 2 applicants!