MD & DO Pulm/Critical Care Doctors: What do you love and hate about the specialty?

[halcyon_]

I recently started to get familiar with the PCC specialty and am finding it super exciting! having the skillset to truly save lives in a life-or-death situation, the huge variety of practice options, connection with my personal interest in environmentalism, 7-on/7-off schedule, and lots of opportunity for growth in pulmonary research.

In my research I haven't found much on the cons of this field so wanted to ask current PCC physicians what they thought. What do you love and hate about your field? Also, would you say malpractice lawsuits/families fighting you on care decisions are significantly greater concerns in PCC vs other specialties?

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[SurfingDoctor]

I recently started to get familiar with the PCC specialty and am finding it super exciting! having the skillset to truly save lives in a life-or-death situation, the huge variety of practice options, connection with my personal interest in environmentalism, 7-on/7-off schedule, and lots of opportunity for growth in pulmonary research.

In my research I haven't found much on the cons of this field so wanted to ask current PCC physicians what they thought. What do you love and hate about your field? Also, would you say malpractice lawsuits/families fighting you on care decisions are significantly greater concerns in PCC vs other specialties?

Yes, but if you perseverate on it... you will burnout in a spectacular blaze of glory.

I love physiology and at the end of the day... intensivists are really just (patho)physiologists in practice.

 

[Vyzzle]

connection with my personal interest in environmentalism

OOC what's the connection here? I've been looking into PCC myself so am curious

 

[SurfingDoctor]

:: insert crass joke about tending to vegetables ::

 

[halcyon_]

OOC what's the connection here? I've been looking into PCC myself so am curious

the pulm side lends itself to research on interactions between pollution/other environmental toxins and lung health

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

:: insert crass joke about tending to vegetables ::

Boo

 

[SurfingDoctor]

Boo

I did say it was crass. Dark humor is a survival trait in critical care though.