Obgyn and surgery

[emgirl]

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Hi-

I'm applying to med schools in the next few years and am wondering about careers in ob/gyn and surgery- is there a subspecialty that combines these two? What sorts of cases would this specialty see? How long would such a residency take (would you do both a surgery and ob/gyn residency?) Please excuse my total ignorance on this issue- just wondering about it. Thanks for your help! Em

 

[Poety]

OBGYNS are surgeons 😉

 

[klmr]

Um...ob/gyns do surgery. I am confused...

Hi-

I'm applying to med schools in the next few years and am wondering about careers in ob/gyn and surgery- is there a subspecialty that combines these two? What sorts of cases would this specialty see? How long would such a residency take (would you do both a surgery and ob/gyn residency?) Please excuse my total ignorance on this issue- just wondering about it. Thanks for your help! Em

 

[emgirl]

Um...ob/gyns do surgery. I am confused...

Uh- sorry, stupid question I guess.

 

[neilc]

no question is stupid, right? if you don't know, you don't know and the best way to learn is to ask....

ob/gyns do a lot of surgery, in fact many of the most common procedures are done by ob/gyns. some examples are c-sections, hysterectomies, tubal ligations, pelvic floor/incontinence procedures, etc...

so, if you want to operate and do primary care, ob/gyn is a great field. in fact, that seems to be a leading reason to choose it. if you just want to operate, you may be leaning more toward a general surgeon lifestyle.

good luck

 

[ShambhalaRed]

no question is stupid, right? if you don't know, you don't know and the best way to learn is to ask....

ob/gyns do a lot of surgery, in fact many of the most common procedures are done by ob/gyns. some examples are c-sections, hysterectomies, tubal ligations, pelvic floor/incontinence procedures, etc...

so, if you want to operate and do primary care, ob/gyn is a great field. in fact, that seems to be a leading reason to choose it. if you just want to operate, you may be leaning more toward a general surgeon lifestyle.

good luck

If surgery is really you're thing, consider gyn oncology. They do major abdominal surgery without needing much if any assistance from gen surg, urology, etc. It's pretty impressive the scope of their surgical skills!!!