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is it possible to start cardiac surgery residency at the age of 45?
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Yeah
Are you asking how doable/recommended it is to start at that age?
Are you asking how doable/recommended it is to start at that age?
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I think you may have better luck posting in the surgical forums
There are residents, fellows, and attendings there who can provide better insight about CT training. Best of luck.
There are residents, fellows, and attendings there who can provide better insight about CT training. Best of luck.
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Integrated or fellowship? If you mean integrated, I’d question your investment but I’m sure it’s doable for some.
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that'd probably be a red flag to most programs..
Don't do it.
For a field like cardiac surgery, you need 8-10 years of practice experience (after training) before you're at the top of your game. Do the math. You will be too old.
Go with something less demanding, like psychiatry. You can do that well into your golden years.
For a field like cardiac surgery, you need 8-10 years of practice experience (after training) before you're at the top of your game. Do the math. You will be too old.
Go with something less demanding, like psychiatry. You can do that well into your golden years.
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Whether it's possible to start cardiac surgery residency at the age of 45 depends on the residency program. Some might take a chance on you, but many probably won't.
The more important question is whether you should start a surgical residency at age 45 even if you could be accepted. General surgery and then a cardiothoracic fellowship is going to be a very long and grueling path!
If you like the OR and procedures, maybe you can try for anesthesiology instead? It would probably be less of an issue to start an anesthesiology residency at age 45, though some programs might still not want to take a chance on you. You should be able to do nonprocedural specialties that aren't competitive like FM or IM though.
The more important question is whether you should start a surgical residency at age 45 even if you could be accepted. General surgery and then a cardiothoracic fellowship is going to be a very long and grueling path!
If you like the OR and procedures, maybe you can try for anesthesiology instead? It would probably be less of an issue to start an anesthesiology residency at age 45, though some programs might still not want to take a chance on you. You should be able to do nonprocedural specialties that aren't competitive like FM or IM though.
