Questions for people who went into sports medicine

[PaprikaLeapt]

1. If you have knee problems of your own (mild knee arthritis/soreness), is the work of a sports medicine doctor too physically strenuous?
2. What do you feel were the biggest negatives of going into sports medicine?
3. If you had a DO degree, do you feel that your degree helped you/was looked at favorably or not really?
4. What do you feel are the biggest negatives about taking a 6 month gap break after finishing residency before looking for a job? Ex: will they be like "why weren't you trying to get more hands on experience with sports medicine then?"

5. What do you feel are the biggest things that helped you get into sports medicine and was looked at favorably in your application aside from your test scores?
6. Would you do it again- why or why not?

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[Cranjis McBasketball]

This would be better in the sports medicine subforum

Sports Medicine

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[DarkHorizon]

1. If you have knee problems of your own (mild knee arthritis/soreness), is the work of a sports medicine doctor too physically strenuous?
2. What do you feel were the biggest negatives of going into sports medicine?
3. If you had a DO degree, do you feel that your degree helped you/was looked at favorably or not really?
4. What do you feel are the biggest negatives about taking a 6 month gap break after finishing residency before looking for a job? Ex: will they be like "why weren't you trying to get more hands on experience with sports medicine then?"

5. What do you feel are the biggest things that helped you get into sports medicine and was looked at favorably in your application aside from your test scores?
6. Would you do it again- why or why not?

Primary care sports medicine or Ortho sports medicine? One is a non surgical field, the other is surgical. More demanding if you want to operate. It would be unusual to take 6 months off, however most people take between 4-8 weeks after training to start their real job.