How much surgery do EM docs do?/ other sepecialties

[1AO KTG]

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The er has trauma surgeons so how much "sugery" to EMs get to do? Aside from Emergeny, what "non-surgical" specialties do the most "surgery". I thinking maybe dermatology? Is there anything else?

 

[sector9]

Do you consider stitching people up to be "surgery"?

 

[CodeBlu]

The er has trauma surgeons so how much "sugery" to EMs get to do? Aside from Emergeny, what "non-surgical" specialties do the most "surgery". I thinking maybe dermatology? Is there anything else?

EM docs don't do a lot of surgery... if any at all.

OB/GYN does tho.

 

[aSagacious]

Forensic path. Not 'surgery' in the strictest sense, but you do a TON of cutting daily.

 

[HumbleMD]

You need to define "surgery" for us.

Family Docs deliver babies and tear up lacerations, put in IUDs, do vesectomies, even repair minor hernias. This completely depends on the program - they do a lot more on the West Coast. The "surgery" (in my sense of the word) that a run of the mill dermatologist does is pretty minimal, unless you do derm surgery fellowship to learn Mohs.

 

[willen101383]

EM docs don't do a lot of surgery... if any at all.

OB/GYN does tho.

Hey now lets not forget the elusive ED thoracotomy!

 

[CodeBlu]

Hey now lets not forget the elusive ED thoracotomy!

LoL.... doesn't happen THAT often.

 

[willen101383]

LoL.... doesn't happen THAT often.

I hope to do one some day (planning on EM).....Ill let you know how its going to work out...the pt is going to die 🙁 But hey worth a shot.

 

[CodeBlu]

I hope to do one some day (planning on EM).....Ill let you know how its going to work out...the pt is going to die 🙁 But hey worth a shot.

Take it from the child from a family of EMs, Trauma Surgeons and Ortho Surgeons... the life isn't that lush after 10 years of it.

Do you value your hairline?

 

[willen101383]

Take it from the child from a family of EMs, Trauma Surgeons and Ortho Surgeons... the life isn't that lush after 10 years of it.

Do you value your hairline?

haha the minute I start losing hair im just going to bic it always.

I dont plan on practicing for the rest of my life....medicine=money for other investments 🙂

I dont think any specialty is going to be that great. My pops has been in practice for almost 30 years now as a medical oncologist/heme and HATES every day of it. What a sad career. Sad vs overnights/seekers/adrenaline/everythign that comes with EM....dunno which id rather have.

 

[CodeBlu]

haha the minute I start losing hair im just going to bic it always.

I dont plan on practicing for the rest of my life....medicine=money for other investments 🙂

I dont think any specialty is going to be that great. My pops has been in practice for almost 30 years now as a medical oncologist/heme and HATES every day of it. What a sad career. Sad vs overnights/seekers/adrenaline/everythign that comes with EM....dunno which id rather have.

www.jayparkinsonmd.com

This guy is doing it right.


But in all honesty, I'll probably end up in a surgical sub specialty, kicking and screaming of course. But hey, I'd like to entertain the thought of me doing interventional rads... just for a while longer.

ps. I wish I could bic my head.... too bad I have such an awfully shaped Arnold head.

 

[willen101383]

www.jayparkinsonmd.com

This guy is doing it right.


But in all honesty, I'll probably end up in a surgical sub specialty, kicking and screaming of course. But hey, I'd like to entertain the thought of me doing interventional rads... just for a while longer.

IR=awesomeness. I would love to do something like that....just have it in me to be gunner enough..we shall see!

 

[CodeBlu]

IR=awesomeness. I would love to do something like that....just have it in me to be gunner enough..we shall see!

Meh, not necessarily. Score 240, do some good research, get a few good letters. You're made in the shade.

Disclaimer: The above mentioned sequence of events may not be that easy.

 

[45408]

The er has trauma surgeons so how much "sugery" to EMs get to do? Aside from Emergeny, what "non-surgical" specialties do the most "surgery". I thinking maybe dermatology? Is there anything else?

ER docs don't do any surgery. They might put in a central line, chest tube or sew up a big lac, but trauma surgeons are all general surgeons.

And dermatologists might call it "dermatologic surgery," but I'd really only consider Mohs surgery to be surgery.

 

[Morsetlis]

EM docs sew up plenty of lacerations, put in lines, intubate, and do an emergency cricothyrotomy or thoracotomy once in a blue moon, but at the end of the day it's emergency medicine. 🙂