Peds EM

[Pinner Doc]

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Any Peds EM fellows (or board certified EM/Peds EM docs) on here? Was hoping to hear about experiences, especially re: utility if not planning to go on to work in a children's hospital. Is it true that it increases your marketability? Is it worth the 2 extra years of training (assuming a baseline interest in peds emergency medicine)?

 

[docB]

I'm not Peds EM but from the perspective of someone involved in hiring I will tell you it increases marketability. My group which staffs 5 urban/suburban EDs and 1 peds ED has been desperate in the recent past to hire a Peds EM doc. In fact we ended up hiring a Peds EM doc who really wanted to work for us as an adult doc but the only spot was the Peds spot. So that doc took the peds position and is now transitioning over to more adult shifts. So in that case the Peds EM was the in to a job that was desired but not actually available.

It will not result in extra money, in fact it may cause you to make less (the reasons why have been thoroughly covered in other threads). But if you're really interested I think it can be valuable.

 

[Pinner Doc]

I'm not Peds EM but from the perspective of someone involved in hiring I will tell you it increases marketability. My group which staffs 5 urban/suburban EDs and 1 peds ED has been desperate in the recent past to hire a Peds EM doc. In fact we ended up hiring a Peds EM doc who really wanted to work for us as an adult doc but the only spot was the Peds spot. So that doc took the peds position and is now transitioning over to more adult shifts. So in that case the Peds EM was the in to a job that was desired but not actually available.

It will not result in extra money, in fact it may cause you to make less (the reasons why have been thoroughly covered in other threads). But if you're really interested I think it can be valuable.

Yeah, I hear what you're saying. From a business perspective, it just doesn't make sense for me to work 2 years and ultimately make less money. I'm not a die-hard children's doctor, which is why I didn't go into peds... but I do like children and am interested in optimizing my clinical repertoire, so to speak. If doing a peds EM fellowship would make me a more attractive employee for working even in an adult EM environment (in which children are seen with some frequency), it's something I'd be interested in.

 

[docB]

Yeah, I hear what you're saying. From a business perspective, it just doesn't make sense for me to work 2 years and ultimately make less money. I'm not a die-hard children's doctor, which is why I didn't go into peds... but I do like children and am interested in optimizing my clinical repertoire, so to speak. If doing a peds EM fellowship would make me a more attractive employee for working even in an adult EM environment (in which children are seen with some frequency), it's something I'd be interested in.

It will. Most groups wind up with people who fill niche roles as the expert in whatever. US, cards, ortho, etc. You could be "the peds guy."

 

[Powder]

I am an EM residency trained Peds EM fellow about to start the job search. I hope that the 2 years of fellowship makes me more marketable. I will let you know in a few months. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.