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I was wondering what the most competitive residencies are?
ppormansdoormd said:I was wondering what the most competitive residencies are?
the alchemist said:generally the competitive residencies can be remembered with the mneumonic ADORE
anesthesiology
dermatology
ophthalmology, orthopedics
radiology
ENT, (lesser degree, emergency med)
all of these residencies need very high board scores (>210 USMLE and most need higher than that) in addition to all the other stuff u need
DRKUBA said:I thought anesthesiology was not nearly as competitive as it used to be. am I wrong?
ppormansdoormd said:so is anesthesiology considered middle competitive or highly competitive? what about neurology? also for the internal medicine subspecialties such as cardiology, rheumatology, etc..., we would have to do an internal medicine residency first before moving on to the subspecialties right? i mean we couldn't do those residencies right after graduating from 4 years of medical school, we would have to do an internal medicine residency right?
ppormansdoormd said:what about neurology? also are fellowships competitive like residencies and if so which IM fellowships are the most competitive?
ppormansdoormd said:what about neurology? also are fellowships competitive like residencies and if so which IM fellowships are the most competitive?
Parietal Lobe said:What are the hours like in Neurology? I'm interested in it, but I'm wondering if there are many 80 hour weeks like in general surgery and other specialities. Do you have to do an IM internship or do you go right into a neurology internship/residency?
Also, what is the pay like? I'm not going into it for the money but it is a consideration since I want a big family.
JPHazelton said:Anesthesiology is becoming increasingly more competitive. A good way to think about the most competitive residencies is to this of post-training compensation.
The bigger the house the doc lives in, the tougher it was for him/her to match.
Not a rule but a guideline.
Claymore said:The hours as a neurology resident are going to be similar to those for IM, maybe slightly better depending on the program. I would certainly anticipate 70-80 hour weeks at least as a junior resident. As an attending the lifestyle can vary tremendously; those involved in vascular/stroke or neurocritical care will be very busy with hours similar to cardiologists; those specializing in most other areas of neuro will have more reasonable hours. Inpatient focused specialties tend to deal with sicker patients and thus will have more night call, etc. versus much more benign obligations in outpatient oriented specialties such as Sleep, Movement Disorders, or Neurophysiology. As with anything, hours worked and earnings are usually directly correlated. The average neurologist is compensated at a rate above that of primary care docs, but below most of the procedural-focused specialists.
And yes, you need to do a 1 year general Medicine internship prior to your 3 years of Neurology residency.
HunterGatherer said:Neurology residencies tend to have heavy call schedules?
ijcMD said:This is one of the best websites I have found on this subject matter courtesy of Washington School of Medicine.
Choosing a Specialty
It gives the numerical data of how many people matched each year, etc.
bigfatk said:does anyone except me have no idea what specialty they would like to go into?
if you do have an idea, can you tell us what it is and why?
bigfatk said:does anyone except me have no idea what specialty they would like to go into?
if you do have an idea, can you tell us what it is and why?