Pulm/Crit research

[Handsome88]

I am an IMG who was (and still is) interested in cardiology and was thinking that I'm dead set to be in that specialty (though I had pulm/cc in the back of my mind for so long too). So I managed to do research and publish 5 papers in cardiology (mostly cardiology specific journals). However for several reasons (competitiveness, found out I love shift work more, like variety of illnesses, like more clinics, like dealing with sleeping patients more, not into memorizing a thousand trials...etc), I am starting to like pulm/cc more and more.

I want to make that decision (cards vs pulm/cc) after my first year of IM residency (by the end of pgy1 when I experienced both). Would my continued research in cardiology (might continue doing research in pgy1 given how competitive the field is) up until then hinder my chances at pulm/crit? Would I be able to convince them that I changed my mind and truly want pulm/crit if I end up applying for it. Is it too competitive for me to be able to do that?

With the spike in competitiveness of pulm/crit I don't know if that would be possible now.
What do you think?

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[Raryn]

"not into memorizing a thousand trials"



So rather than the specialists who deal with one organ and all the trials related to treatment there... you'd prefer the one that should be aware of trials that deal with every single organ at the extremes of physiology in addition to one in depth?

 

[Handsome88]

"not into memorizing a thousand trials"



So rather than the specialists who deal with one organ and all the trials related to treatment there... you'd prefer the one that should be aware of trials that deal with every single organ at the extremes of physiology in addition to one in depth?

yes

 

[mrpankration]

Because PCCM practitioners don't need to know trials or practice evidence-based medicine...

 

[Handsome88]

Is ANYONE willing to offer some constructive advise or are you all just here to poke fun at everythig?