Residencies ideas for someone that really likes physiology??

[license43]

Hi everyone. Idk I know physiology is clearly integrated into every aspect of medicine and there is no field that doesn't utilize physiology, but I am really intrigued by physiology, you know topics like immunology, pathology, virology.....

I mean I thought about academia but not really as a full time position, maybe later but any ideas on residencies?
Thanks.

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[Goro]

IM-> Cardiology or nephrology; neurology

 

[DO2015CA]

Anesthesiology is the specialty of physiology

 

[license43]

Anesthesiology is the specialty of physiology

How hard is it for a DO student to get into that residency? Isn't anesthesiology like a super hard one to get into?

 

[Oslersnode42]

How hard is it for a DO student to get into that residency? Isn't anesthesiology like a super hard one to get into?

No


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[license43]

No


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lol ok... so how hard is it??? I was interested in anesthesiology, but I just thought it was a long shot since i'm a DO student not a MD student.

 

[DO2015CA]

Not very. It's not the Anes of a decade ago. It's less competitive. Do decent on your usmle and you can match

 

[Mosonik]

I think General IM (particularly hospitalist work) is ideal for those with interests like your own. I agree with Goro though, if you prefer to focus on one particular area cardiology and nephrology won't disappoint. Nephrology to me is the ultimate of the docs who love breathing physiology so deeply

 

[D4C]

2nd for anesthesia. I feel it's a little competitive, but it's not a field where being a DO is going to hold you back.

 

[DocWinter]

IM. You get the whole spectrum.

 

[Geraltofrivia]

Anesthesia and Nephro I think. My anesthesia attendings were ****ing AMAZING at physio. They broke down some concepts which troubled me and made it very easy. Really recommend gas if you like phys a lot. Nephro is very similar as well, extremely integrative.

 

[Peach Newport]

Big fan of physiology? That's easy: Internal Medicine. The internal medicine subspecialties are pretty much physiology subspecialties.

However, anaesthesiology and psychiatry are runners-up. Pharmacology is just "applied physiology," and psych and gas are the big fields that focus on pharmacology, and require a serious understanding of physiology.

I would guess that EM would be the honorable mention.

 

[cbrons]

Internal medicine.

Anesthesiology you have to be comfortable stool sitting or Crna firemanning.

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[Mad Jack]

How hard is it for a DO student to get into that residency? Isn't anesthesiology like a super hard one to get into?

If you consider having a pulse hard

 

[Mad Jack]

Cardiac critical care or pulmonary critical care- It's pretty much all cardiopulmonary physiology, with a touch of nephrology and a bit of endocrine sprinkled in.

 

[Mad Jack]

Big fan of physiology? That's easy: Internal Medicine. The internal medicine subspecialties are pretty much physiology subspecialties.

However, anaesthesiology and psychiatry are runners-up. Pharmacology is just "applied physiology," and psych and gas are the big fields that focus on pharmacology, and require a serious understanding of physiology.

I would guess that EM would be the honorable mention.

EM? Physio? Nah.

 

[Levo]

Big fan of physiology? That's easy: Internal Medicine. The internal medicine subspecialties are pretty much physiology subspecialties.

However, anaesthesiology and psychiatry are runners-up. Pharmacology is just "applied physiology," and psych and gas are the big fields that focus on pharmacology, and require a serious understanding of physiology.

I would guess that EM would be the honorable mention.

I'm a little skeptical of psychiatry really being physiology-heavy. You learn quite a bit about pharmacology from psych textbooks, but when it came down to actually choosing the right med for a patient, I've seen residents relying a lot more on efficacy data and trial-and-error than on a deep understanding of drug mechanisms. A lot of the times, it seems like no one is sure why one antidepressant or antipsychotic worked for someone when a similar drug failed in the past. We don't REALLY know why any of those meds work anyway, just that they do.

 

[W19]

If you consider having a pulse hard

Even for DO...

 

[Mad Jack]

Even for DO...

Anesthesia had a higher match rate for DOs than FM... I mean, funny bomb your boards or anything, but anesthesia isn't all that hard to get into.

 

[Peach Newport]

I'm a little skeptical of psychiatry really being physiology-heavy. You learn quite a bit about pharmacology from psych textbooks, but when it came down to actually choosing the right med for a patient, I've seen residents relying a lot more on efficacy data and trial-and-error than on a deep understanding of drug mechanisms. A lot of the times, it seems like no one is sure why one antidepressant or antipsychotic worked for someone when a similar drug failed in the past. We don't REALLY know why any of those meds work anyway, just that they do.

I was thinking more along the lines of managing the intricacies of polypharmacy. Lots of patients will take many medications, while abusing drugs and alchohol, while suffering from various other diseases.

 

[FrkyBgStok]

I like anesthesia for the science as it is truly the coolest in medicine (in my opinion) because of the physiology but I didn't like the job. I think the critical care specialties are about the same level of applied physiolgy and a job that better suits me.

 

[xffan624]

I was thinking more along the lines of managing the intricacies of polypharmacy. Lots of patients will take many medications, while abusing drugs and alchohol, while suffering from various other diseases.

You can get that with any specialty. Psych doesn't have much physiology day to day in it. Gas and critical care IM or Peds are the two main ones that come to mind for me.

 

[license43]

Anesthesia had a higher match rate for DOs than FM... I mean, funny bomb your boards or anything, but anesthesia isn't all that hard to get into.

really.. but how? Isn't anesthesiology like a good paying field with a good lifestyle.. thus obviously making it a field DOs not restricted to, but at a disadvantage because I would assume MDs would rush to anesthesiology.

 

[Brorthopedic]

really.. but how? Isn't anesthesiology like a good paying field with a good lifestyle.. thus obviously making it a field DOs not restricted to, but at a disadvantage because I would assume MDs would rush to anesthesiology.

Dude were you in a coma since 2004 and are just now waking up? People have repeatedly told you that anes isn't competitive anymore. It just isn't.

 

[AlbinoHawk DO]

lol ok... so how hard is it??? I was interested in anesthesiology, but I just thought it was a long shot since i'm a DO student not a MD student.

Average board scores and no red flags should match you into a decent program.

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

I was thinking more along the lines of managing the intricacies of polypharmacy. Lots of patients will take many medications, while abusing drugs and alchohol, while suffering from various other diseases.

Pharmacology isn't really ultra physiology heavy. You may need to understand receptor physiology second year and for the boards. But beyond that I imagine it's remembering whether a drug is metabolized by liver v.s kidneys or maybe some side effects that can occur in certain scenarios i.e lactic acidosis via metformin so don't use in COPD.

I used to think pharm would be cooler than it is too tbh.

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

really.. but how? Isn't anesthesiology like a good paying field with a good lifestyle.. thus obviously making it a field DOs not restricted to, but at a disadvantage because I would assume MDs would rush to anesthesiology.

Anesthesia has been all doom and gloom for over a decade due to CRNA encroachment. It's true that salaries are still pretty good, but you see less and less MDs from top schools going into it, and more and more DOs. Anesthesia was the bees knees 20 years ago but has since become that almost any MD can match and an average DO has a pretty good chance of matching.

 

[mw18]

Nephrology was the first thing that came to my mind.

 

[wook]

IM/Critical CAre

 

[68PGunner]

I'm really good at Math and like Physiology. However, I hate memorizing all the minutiae of drug names right now. Is Gas a fit for me?

 

[abolt18]

I'm really good at Math and like Physiology. However, I hate memorizing all the minutiae of drug names right now. Is Gas a fit for me?

Do a gas rotation. If you get a chance, try to spend some time in the heart room, where physiology goes to play. You'll see well enough if it's a good fit.

 

[67552931811]

I'm really good at Math and like Physiology. However, I hate memorizing all the minutiae of drug names right now. Is Gas a fit for me?

Same. I also love chemistry. Critical care fields have always appealed to me (general, cardiac, etc). Nephro too, but ughhhhh. You should look into gas or im/ peds--crit care