neurology vs IM, which specialty is better

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I am in PGY-2 of internal medicine. Recently got an offer for neurology PGY-2.
It is hard for me to decide now because if I stay in my current program, I will be graduating in nearly one and half years. If I switch to neurology, I will need to do two more years of training ( resident plus minimal one year of fellowship).
But I think neurologist has better lifestyle and a little bitter better income than internist. Any suggestions about these two specialties?

 

[pntgrd]

I am in PGY-2 of internal medicine. Recently got an offer for neurology PGY-2.
It is hard for me to decide now because if I stay in my current program, I will be graduating in nearly one and half years. If I switch to neurology, I will need to do two more years of training ( resident plus minimal one year of fellowship).
But I think neurologist has better lifestyle and a little bitter better income than internist. Any suggestions about these two specialties?

Do whichever you like more instead of deciding your career on a message board.

 

[WorkaholicsAnon]

Do whichever you like more instead of deciding your career on a message board.

I concur with this.

It should be noted, however, that from what i've seen with my several close friends who went into neuro, neurology is a VERY small world. Medicine is small to begin with, but the neuro world is like a family. Everybody knows everybody, including their personal lives. One thing for sure is that word travels REALLY fast. Can be a good or a bad thing, though. I've always envied the neuro residents' camaraderie a little. Not that we medicine residents didn't have camaraderie--we did.

If you're already in IM residency, i guess your decision should rest upon whether you're happy doing IM or not. I think pay-wise they are about the same, lifestyle in IM is really up to you (there are more and less intense jobs out there). In some ways, i think IM has more job availability than neuro, but I could be wrong.

 

[Jamaicacarioca]

Which one is harder to match into, IM or neurology?

 

[Instatewaiter]

Both are non-competitive. Both have roughly the same mean step 1. I think that IM probably is slightly more competitive but it would be highly dependent on where you apply (and I am biased).

 

[skiz knot]

Which one is harder to match into, IM or neurology?

What? Are you in medical school yet? You should know that as a medical school graduate, both are easily obtainable residencies. Of course, good spots at good programs are still highly competitive.

 

[sluggs]

I think that overall neuro is more competitive, but the top medicine programs are pretty selective. However, that said, it is pretty hard not to find a place to match in either

 

[skiz knot]

I am in PGY-2 of internal medicine. Recently got an offer for neurology PGY-2.
It is hard for me to decide now because if I stay in my current program, I will be graduating in nearly one and half years. If I switch to neurology, I will need to do two more years of training ( resident plus minimal one year of fellowship).
But I think neurologist has better lifestyle and a little bitter better income than internist. Any suggestions about these two specialties?

Pathology. No, wait, psychiatry. I mean, uh, what about PM&R? That is, unless you think I should do ER. Or how about OB? Surgery? Peds?...

 

[gutonc]

Which one is harder to match into, IM or neurology?

Merged with nearly identical already existing thread.

 

[jdh71]

Do whichever you like more instead of deciding your career on a message board.

These kinds of comments have never really made any sense to me. Sure if he's asking his question on /b/ you ptobay have a point but this board is largely populated by medical professionals and those in training to be medical professionals. Asking these kinds of questions here makes a lot of sense, as a group we have done unique insight into thus kind of stuff.

 

[Dr Love]

If you go to IM you can specialize and make a boatload of money. How do you make a boatload of money in neurology?

 

[desijigga]

If you go to IM you can specialize and make a boatload of money. How do you make a boatload of money in neurology?

By specializing: EMGs, Critical Care, Interventional, Sleep, or doing general and building a nice patient base!

Neuro-Interven people can easily make over 500K.

 

[tco]

If you go to IM you can specialize and make a boatload of money. How do you make a boatload of money in neurology?

Pain Med.

 

[pntgrd]

if you go to im you can specialize and make a boatload of money. How do you make a boatload of money in neurology?

pain!