Question for those that Scored above 240 on Step 1?

[Tedebear]

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This is for the 240+ Step 1 crowd. Even if you are just leaning at this point.

List your top 3 choices for specialties in order. Let's see what specialities the top test takers are interested in applying.

For the 2005, 2006, and 2007 crowd post your specialty of choice right now.

 

[cafeconleche]

child psych
peds
family med

 

[Roy7]

1) EM
2) Rads (faaaar second)
3) I'll know more 3rd year (hopefully)

 

[getunconcsious]

1) Pathology
2) Internal Medicine
3) Pediatrics

 

[bjackrian]

1) Peds-EM combined residency (only 3 nationwide 😱)
2) EM
3) Peds

 

[CarleneM]

1.child psych
2.psych-neuro
3. derm

 

[MadameLULU]

1) Pathology
2) Internal Medicine
3) Pediatrics

I'm quite suprised by #2 and particularly #3 on your list.

 

[mocheese]

1.) Derm
2.) Optho/Ent/Ortho
3.) Rads

I am frustrated because I dont feel like I will be able to spend enough time in each to make a good decision before application time . I can only do two of these during 3rd year. what to do?

 

[DOme2009]

1. anesthesia (chronic pain mgmt)
2. surgery
3. interventional radiology

it's gotta be procedural, there's no fun in writing rx's all day.

 

[Jmcanoy1860]

Rads
Path
Nuclear medicine

 

[stargirl50]

If I had to pick tomorrow:
1. path
2. child psych
3. ?
I am so undecided it's not even funny.

 

[samus099]

dermatology. observe the rash and collect the cash

 

[La Tipsoh]

1. neuro surg
2. ENT
3. cardiology (if I decide to go medicine)

 

[Scaredshizzles]

Is derm going to stay lucrative in the future? I know the hours will still be less and it is a controlled field in terms of numbers, but if government health coverage is expanded, will derm procedures continue to get adequate reimbursement?

 

[lord_jeebus]

Is derm going to stay lucrative in the future? I know the hours will still be less and it is a controlled field in terms of numbers, but if government health coverage is expanded, will derm procedures continue to get adequate reimbursement?

I imagine it it will remain lucrative for those that want to do cosmetic stuff that is mainly cash-pay.

As for government reimbursement, who knows. The same question can be raised for any specialty.

 

[getunconcsious]

I'm quite suprised by #2 and particularly #3 on your list.

LOL as misanthropic as I tend to appear, I have always had good rapport with kids. They're one of very few demographics that I don't have utter disdain for.

Oh and as for internal medicine, it's very interesting and has a lot of cool fellowships.

 

[Arctic Char]

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[Arctic Char]

LOL as misanthropic as I tend to appear, I have always had good rapport with kids. They're one of very few demographics that I don't have utter disdain for.

despite the fact that i can never win with kids, i feel the same way. you're not supposed to be able to get the exact info you need from a kid, so investigating their condition and working around their "child-like mentality" is actually kind of fun . . . but having to deal with that from a 40 yo bull$hit artist can drive a man to drink . . .

 

[OddNath]

LOL as misanthropic as I tend to appear, I have always had good rapport with kids. They're one of very few demographics that I don't have utter disdain for.

On a similar note...
1. pediatric neurology
2. rads --> neuroradiology?
3. ENT??

1 month of internal medicine has showed me that I don't really like adults all that much. Hopefully peds will blow my mind! Otherwise, it's back to the drawing board...

 

[bones4u]

1. Ortho
2. Equipment Rep
3. Bum

Yup, I'd rather stand there with the laser pointer as the equipment rep, raking in 10% of the hardware costs, than do primary care. honest truth.

 

[drbetty]

1. no clue!
2. no clue!
3. no clue!

 

[Rugby MD]

oops, double post!

 

[Rugby MD]

Yay I get to post here!!!

1. EM
2. FP
3. EM/FP

all somewhere rural. Like owning chickens rural.
Adirondacks here I come!!!

 

[Trooth]

1) GYN
2) GYN
3) GYN



dedicated to my fav gyn ......Dr. Ortegamosuamobaka, A.

 

[Hard24Get]

Such a self-congratulatory thread - and look how long it is!

 

[Mateodaspy]

1) internal medicine - nephrology
2) internal medicine - heme/onc
3) internal medicine - geriatrics

 

[getunconcsious]

1) internal medicine - nephrology
2) internal medicine - heme/onc
3) internal medicine - geriatrics

Hey matt, long time no talk! The first two of your choices sound pretty cool (Heme-Onc is probably what I'd do as far as medicine) but I never understand the geriatrics thing. I mean not to be cold, but aren't old people at death's door anyways?

 

[chitown82]

1. Medicine (some sort of subspeciality - GI/Cards most likely)
2. Something with a mix of surgery/medicine like ENT
3. Radiology

Clearly I really don't know what I want to do.

 

[Bob2009]

1) cardio
2) radiology
3) emergency

 

[aesop]

1. Neuro (research)
2. Psych (research)
3. EM

 

[lil pook]

1) path
2) something that involves people being asleep so that I don't have to interact with them (no I am not antisocial, just can't stand the diarrhea of the mouth that most patients have)
3) peds (kids usually don't have diarrhea of the mouth)

 

[trdc3lica]

1) Gen. Surgery
2) Int. Med
3) Anesthesiology

 

[Hard24Get]

2) something that involves people being asleep so that I don't have to interact with them (no I am not antisocial, just can't stand the diarrhea of the mouth that most patients have)

=Anesthesia.

 

[p53]

Congratulations to the 2007 group....

Here is a link for the Official March 2007 Match Statistics based on Step 1 scores.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=436334

It has been a long time since I posted my preference for my life chosen specialty. In the end, I have decided to do interventional radiology and subspecialize in interventional oncology.

Here is a link for those that might be interested in becoming an interventional oncologist. This is a highly subspecialized specialty that will explode. If you have any questions feel free to PM me.


http://www.sirweb.org/patPub/LungCancerTreatments.shtml

Once again congrats to the 2007 group.

P.S. During 3rd year don't let any of the clinicians sway you from a particular specialty (including me). It is in your best interest to talk to as many physicians that are actually in the specialty to make an informed decison. Throughout 3rd year the primary care physcians will try their best to talk you out of dermatology, radiology, rad-onc, ENT etc. Just remember that many clinicians would not choose their specialty if they could do it all over again.

 

[Sage880]

1. EM
2. EM
3. EM

I hate rounding and you have to stand up and stay still for too long in surgery. It's horrible.

 

[Hard24Get]

1. EM
2. EM
3. EM

I hate rounding and you have to stand up and stay still for too long in surgery. It's horrible.

Then you aren't on the EM forum because....???? 😕

 

[Sage880]

Then you aren't on the EM forum because....???? 😕

Think it's a little early to start invading their space! We'll see how the next two years shape up. I lurk there and read the posts but there's not much point in posting about things I still know nothing about.

 

[RustedFox]

... at the risk of sounding like a copycat.

1. EM
2. EM
3. EM

Sage880, good luck to you... maybe we'll be residents together. I never want to be "on-call" in my life.