In what field are you going to specialize?

[MedicineBird]

Didn't know that. They just wouldn't let an high schooler volunteer in the ER where I live though.

Maybe they had a mugshot of you in the lounge and were warned not to let you play with them.

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[constructor]

i'm going to specialize in surgery of the big toe because i've always wanted to do that, since i was a baby i think. the big toe has always fascinated me in so many ways...

 

[JuicyDay]

i'm going to specialize in surgery of the big toe because i've always wanted to do that, since i was a baby i think. the big toe has always fascinated me in so many ways...

really? i've always thought that the pinky toe was the most fascinating. I was interested in the big toe for a few years, but now that i'm more exposed to the world and matured, it's the pinky for me.

 

[UnskinnyBop]

I think "gynecologist to the stars" has a nice ring to it. That's what I plan on saying during my interview, anyway. Or should I say that I wanna do family practice in a local clinic in my hometown of Philadelphia so that I can foster long-term relationships and focus on preventive care? It's a tough call.

 

[ajt2003]

Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery.

Not like I'm specific or anything.

Honestly though, it could be that I've just become a bit too obsessed with the Discovery Health channel - but I just find the concept of helping to make a child's face whole again (cleft/lip palate repair, for example) really, really amazing. Sort of a merging of my scientific and artistic sides. That would be awesome. Long road though....hmm....

okay, enough pontificating. For now!

 

[boardchic]

Yes, thats what I was talking about. I think that would be a great age group to work with. They are old enough to tell you whats wrong but they are still at a younger age than what internal medicine doctors have to work with. I think pediatrics would be a good field, but I don't want to have to deal with the number of infants and kids under 3 or 4. I like kids that age, but they cant tell you whats wrong...well the 3 or 4 year old can but its still hard. Iknow that I would have that age group in FP, but not as many. I would really like to work with patients age 8 to 30. Thats why I am stuck between FP and adolescent medicine. In FP I would have that age group along with all other ages. and in adolescent med I would have almost that age group. The thing that worries me with FP, is that I am going to end up with mostly older patients (40 and up), I go to a FP dr and I have noticed that he has lots of patients that are older. I dont have a problem with that age group, I just don't want the majority of patients in that group.

I'm also interested in adolescent medicine. I'm interested in sexual and reproductive health, and right now I work with pregnant teenagers... I think adolescents tend to fall through the cracks, because pediatricians aren't really trained to handle their specific issues, but they're too young to just see a family practice or internist.
However, adolescent medicine isn't a specialty, as far as I know, it's a subspecialty, so you aren't necessarily deciding between adolescent medicine and family practice. The adolescent medicine specialists I know are pediatricians who did fellowships or some other special training in adolescent medicine, but I'm sure there are a few different ways to go about it... I'm thinking of doing OB/GYN and focusing on younger populations, but the lifestyle of a pediatrician sounds a lot more appealing....

 

[bass806]

Probably anaesthesia. You get to sit on your butt, listen to music, surf the web and get great salary. Oh, do a little pain management on the side and have a great retirement.

 

[NiteOwl]

The reason I was saying that I would like to treat patients up to about age 30 is that I could still treat adults, not just kids and adolesents. But I dont want to treat mostly older adults. Like I mentioned, my doctor is a FP (he treats all ages babies-elderly), but I have noticed that a lot of his patints are like 40 or older. He is still pretty young, so its not like all of his patients have been going to him forever and are just old now. He does practice in a small town, and I think he is the only FP there (the town isnt far from a large city though, only about 30 minutes from his office to downtown were the hospital and a majority of the other dr offices are. So maybe thats a factor to why his practice is like that, I am guessing that it is different for other FPs?

I just don't want a majority of my patients to be older adults. Not that 40 is "old", I just dont want all my patients that age. I guess I want half my patient population to be kids (about any age) and the others adult (older that 40 is fine, I just dont want a majority of them over 60). And I don't want only adults, like ages mid 20. And I don't want only kids babies to 18)

Maybe I will check on the FP board and see if I can get more info there. I don't know why I am I a hurry to decide anyway...I still have a 2 years before I even start med-school!

 

[NiteOwl]

Also, I see people mentioning med/peds. I am supposing that is pediatrics...if not then what exactly is it?

 

[abraxas20]

Also, I see people mentioning med/peds. I am supposing that is pediatrics...if not then what exactly is it?

Internal Medicine and Pediatrics...I wanna be able to do both