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Hello! First off, please be kind, I'm just trying to see what options are available to me.
I'm a med student who feels pretty sure kids are my patient population. I love kids, I love parents, and I don't love much else. However, I also am concerned about finances. My partner wants to pursue a PhD in a field that will probably not lead to a financially rewarding job, so I'm trying to plan as if I will be our sole income to support a family. Would there be a significant increase in salary if I saw peds patients through peds derm or peds PM&R? Both of those fields interested me before deciding I really like working with kids. And if I pursued a combined peds/PM&R residency, could I do primary care pediatrics down the line? I did really enjoy outpatient peds during my rotations and think I would like to work beyond "retirement" age in a more rural area.
Thank you for any help you can give!
I'm a med student who feels pretty sure kids are my patient population. I love kids, I love parents, and I don't love much else. However, I also am concerned about finances. My partner wants to pursue a PhD in a field that will probably not lead to a financially rewarding job, so I'm trying to plan as if I will be our sole income to support a family. Would there be a significant increase in salary if I saw peds patients through peds derm or peds PM&R? Both of those fields interested me before deciding I really like working with kids. And if I pursued a combined peds/PM&R residency, could I do primary care pediatrics down the line? I did really enjoy outpatient peds during my rotations and think I would like to work beyond "retirement" age in a more rural area.
Thank you for any help you can give!