ob/gyn vs gen surg and the img

[neilc]

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congrats to all you img's who matched...and you us grads also..

but, for the imgs, if any of you in ob/gyn and gen surg would give me examples of what type of step 1 scores worked for you, how many programs you applied to, whether you got an offer outside the match, and where you matched, i would appreciate it.

i waver between these two specialties quite a bit, but i think i lean toward gen surg. a number crunch would help me to see what it takes for both!

thanks

 

[Stormreaver]

Neil-----I PM'd you

 

[penelope]

Hey neilc, would you briefly describe what appeals to you about gen surg and OB/GYN? I'm also interested in these two fields and am not too sure of the most significant differences between them.

 

[neilc]

the operating room is what appeals to me the most. i don't have much exposure to either field. but i think the ob/gyn is a nice combination of primary care and surgery. i am torn because i know i love the operating room, and that is really what i want to do. but, i think in the long run i may get less bored if i also have a primary care practice. i have a dream of working with a group of ob/gyns who want to do most of the office work and let me operate on thier patients. i think maleness is less a handicap in ob/gyn if i could stick more to the OR. who knows! as i learn more about the scopes of practice, i will be better informed and better able to give you pros and cons.

also, did you see the movie dr t and his women? i know i am no richard gere, but i think a practice like that may drive me crazy!

what are your thoughts on the feilds?

 

[tussy]

If it's the OR that you like most and not the primary care, why don't you think more about general surgery. As a general surgeon you'll spend much more time in the OR and will be capable of doing much bigger, more complicated cases. I made the choice to do gen surg and i absolutely love it. I already feel comfortable doing some simple gen surg procedures on my own (lumps and bumps, hernias, appys, lap choles). I'm only 9 months into my residency and i've learned so much. Generaly surgery is a great specialty (and we're not all pricks as some would have you believe).

 

[neilc]

i am leaning for gen surg. but, something about ob/gyn keeps nagging at me, so i am keeping it alive as an option. realistically, every day i get farther away from primary care and more excited about the OR and technical challenges...

time will tell!
neil

 

[bold and beautiful]

•••quote:•••Neil-----I PM'd you ••••stormweaver can you tell me what PM'd means.
And soeey for my ignorance I have also read 'LOL'
a lot of places. Can any body also tell me its full form

 

[bold and beautiful]

•••quote:•••Neil-----I PM'd you ••••stormweaver can you tell me what PM'd means.
And soeey for my ignorance I have also read 'LOL'
a lot of places. Can any body also tell me its full form. what does bump mean? 😛

 

[Stormreaver]

PM=Private Message
LOL=Laughs Out Loud
(Bump) refers to moving a thread to the top of the page for extra attention by posting a small bumping post.

 

[megkudos]

I am only a lowly 1st year med student to be but I recently met a guy who went into Og/Gyn because he specifically wanted to do a fellowship in pelvic and fertility surgery. He mentioned something about 4 different surgical Ob/gyn speicalties that you can do fellowships in, I don't remember what they were though. So maybe someone more informed can follow me up on this one.

 

[Spidey]

•••quote:•••Originally posted by tussy:
•If it's the OR that you like most and not the primary care, why don't you think more about general surgery. As a general surgeon you'll spend much more time in the OR and will be capable of doing much bigger, more complicated cases. I made the choice to do gen surg and i absolutely love it. I already feel comfortable doing some simple gen surg procedures on my own (lumps and bumps, hernias, appys, lap choles). I'm only 9 months into my residency and i've learned so much. Generaly surgery is a great specialty (and we're not all pricks as some would have you believe).•••••Hi Tussy! I remember reading a post from you before so I remember you're doing you're residency in Halifax. I'm just wondering, as a surgery resident in Halifax how many hours do you think you work a week, if you added them all up and averaged them? Can you give me a guesstimate? Thanks Tussy

 

[dankatzzz]

megkudos, the four subspecialties of OB/GYN are maternal fetal medicine (MFM), reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI), urogynecology, and gynecological oncology. The last one is a heavy duty surgical subspecialty. MFM deals with high risk pregnancies. REI is basically Infertility treatments, and urogynecology is similar to urology. You can learn more about this through the <a href="http://www.acog.com" target="_blank">www.acog.com</a> website.
Dani