peds pm&r

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I was wondering if there are any current peds PM&R practitioners/fellows trolling this site. If so, what do you think is the current state of peds PM&R in terms of jobs... there don't seem to be many "ads" for peds physiatrists compared to adult physiatrist eg in back of archives, web-based ads, etc. Although, it seems there is a general concensus that there is a 'big need' for these services?

After doing the additional 2 years of fellowship training, can one expect a higher starting salary as a peds physiatrist, or is that not the case? especially, as they seem to be requiring fellowship training to sit for peds pm&r board exams.

As far as the rotation in peds pm&r i have done, a pediatrician seemed to managing most of the medical issues and calls in the inpatient peds rehab hospital. Is this an exception, or is general pediatric medicine a component of peds PM&R fellowship training, similar to how an inpatient adult rotation generally requires some general adult internal medicine.

Thanks in advance, for answers to any of above.

 

[oreosandsake]

did a search for pediatric pmr, and most of the threads are at least 2+ years old.

are there any pediatric physiatrists that frequent this site?

 

[lobelsteve]

I was wondering if there are any current peds PM&R practitioners/fellows trolling this site. If so, what do you think is the current state of peds PM&R in terms of jobs... there don't seem to be many "ads" for peds physiatrists compared to adult physiatrist eg in back of archives, web-based ads, etc. Although, it seems there is a general concensus that there is a 'big need' for these services?

After doing the additional 2 years of fellowship training, can one expect a higher starting salary as a peds physiatrist, or is that not the case? especially, as they seem to be requiring fellowship training to sit for peds pm&r board exams.

As far as the rotation in peds pm&r i have done, a pediatrician seemed to managing most of the medical issues and calls in the inpatient peds rehab hospital. Is this an exception, or is general pediatric medicine a component of peds PM&R fellowship training, similar to how an inpatient adult rotation generally requires some general adult internal medicine.

Thanks in advance, for answers to any of above.

Not many Peds PMR folks out there, and probably none in here.
I've known a few and they were all happy with what they did. Your best bet is to give them a call. Christine Thorogood in Norfolk is super nice, Paul Kornberg in Tampa is really cool, and Maurice Sholas here in Atlanta is the man. Christine and Mo do inpatient/outpatient, Paul used to be at EVMS in Norfolk and I'm unsure what his daily practice is like now. These are all great people.

 

[MSKalltheway]

When I did a month of peds PM&R during the externship, I got the sense that it was a mix of inpt and outpt. The attending would be pretty much gone after rounds in the morning. One day I asked where he goes for the late mornings and afternoons and the answer was "clinic". Thats the short of it, but the conversation was a lot longer and more pleasant than I'm depicting.

Like any pediatrician, peds rehab attendings (and fellows!) seem to be more happy than other docs, it must be the kids thing. I think if you like both peds and PM&R, its something to consider doing. I had a ton of fun on the rotation and its def a great field.

From what I saw, there didnt seem to be a whole lot of pediatric medicine since the kids weren't really that sick. The stuff that was treated was generally simple --> like UTIs, pain control, and whatever else you can think of (basically just use the peds dosing).

Remember, this is just what I REMEMBER. If I did it again now, I'd likely see it a ton differently since then I only really had anatomy and physiology under my belt.

PM me and I can try to put you in touch with the fellows I met there (I'll dig up their emails in the meantime).