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I am starting med school in the Fall. I'm leaning towards a Pediatric specialty or a pediatric fellowship post-surgical residency. Basically, I quit my current career to go to med school to work with children, so I am pretty convinced I am taking one of these routes.
I have friends in very competitive residencies (Integrated Platics at UPMC, etc.) and I have seen all the effort that they placed into preparing themselves for match, etc. I was wondering how competitive Peds Heme-Onc and Peds Cardiology were. Are these fellowships ones that are "research necessary" to obtain? Do peds fellowships/peds internships prefer clinical vs. basic science research? I would assume this is either a non-issue or program dependant based on the faculty interests...
Other than SIGs during school and shadowing, are there other avenues to pursue to explore these options?
Thanks in advance.
I have friends in very competitive residencies (Integrated Platics at UPMC, etc.) and I have seen all the effort that they placed into preparing themselves for match, etc. I was wondering how competitive Peds Heme-Onc and Peds Cardiology were. Are these fellowships ones that are "research necessary" to obtain? Do peds fellowships/peds internships prefer clinical vs. basic science research? I would assume this is either a non-issue or program dependant based on the faculty interests...
Other than SIGs during school and shadowing, are there other avenues to pursue to explore these options?
Thanks in advance.