rheumatology vs ortho?

[yesno]

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Could someone talk about mainly about rheumatology? I don't think I'd go into either field but I am thinking of taking a 4th yr elective.. and I really like msk exam...

But another problem is that I'll be staying at this place 2 hrs away from the hospital... so I think that's acceptable if you're gunning for either specialty but not if u just want to learn. I am afraid that even a relatively easy rheum elective would become unacceptably hard if it included a 4hr commute.

 

[DermViser]

Could someone talk about mainly about rheumatology? I don't think I'd go into either field but I am thinking of taking a 4th yr elective.. and I really like msk exam...

But another problem is that I'll be staying at this place 2 hrs away from the hospital... so I think that's acceptable if you're gunning for either specialty but not if u just want to learn. I am afraid that even a relatively easy rheum elective would become unacceptably hard if it included a 4hr commute.

If you really like the MSK exam, then why not PM&R?

 

[Serous Demilune]

4 hrs is too much, no matter how much you love something. Unless its for sex. Do it for sex.

 

[yesno]

4 hrs is too much, no matter how much you love something. Unless its for sex. Do it for sex.

But my plan is to read a textbook while on the bus. That way I'd get more learning done than even at home. I rarely study at home because I cannot concentrate. But I don't know if anyone actually did this. Also as I said I don't love any of this.

 

[yesno]

If you really like the MSK exam, then why not PM&R?

I did not learn much on PMR except that those patients tend to be miserable.

 

[DermViser]

But my plan is to read a textbook while on the bus. That way I'd get more learning done than even at home. I rarely study at home because I cannot concentrate. But I don't know if anyone actually did this. Also as I said I don't love any of this.

Then why are you taking an elective in something you hate?

 

[yesno]

I don't hate anything besides a few specialties. But I don't love anything either. I liked my 3rd year or tho the most but don't know if it would serve me any good to do a sub I in a specialty that I'm not going to. I wonder how hands on are ortjo sub I vs some other specialties? Because it would be lame to just stand there all day and not do anything

 

[Priapism4tooLong]

4 hrs is too much, no matter how much you love something. Unless its for sex. Do it for sex.

4 hours of sex?? Only i could accomplish such a feat.

 

[Kahreek]

4 hours of sex?? Only i could accomplish such a feat.

4h drive to sex. Completely acceptable.

 

[KinasePro]

If you're gonna do ortho, I'd recommend non-operative sports or non-operative pediatric ortho elective. Can learn a ton about the MSK exam and non-operative management of MSK issues in either one of those.

The standard orthopaedic surgey rotations have an element of hazing and will-testing built into them because they view all rotators as prospective interns. Plus, you'd have to compete with M4 ortho gunners like myself...

 

[BeastQuake]

Plus, you'd have to compete with M4 ortho gunners like myself...[/QUOTE]

Really...

 

[yesno]

What about er for msk experience? I understand that er residents do outside rotations in fields like or tho, euro, optho to get some skills. So I wonder if as a student u would actually examine sprained ankles , knee injuries, help cast non orif fix? Or IRL orthos do all of that? I remember how on my GS rotation orthos displaced GS and er residents whenever there was any fracture.
I am not a fan of hazing and that's why I thought about taking er but afraid that's all they do instead of teaching... but I do realize that I am no fit for any type of surgery. Though I enjoy watching when 1 surgeon denigrates another surgeon.

 

[Serous Demilune]

What about er for msk experience? I understand that er residents do outside rotations in fields like or tho, euro, optho to get some skills. So I wonder if as a student u would actually examine sprained ankles , knee injuries, help cast non orif fix? Or IRL orthos do all of that? I remember how on my GS rotation orthos displaced GS and er residents whenever there was any fracture.
I am not a fan of hazing and that's why I thought about taking er but afraid that's all they do instead of teaching... but I do realize that I am no fit for any type of surgery. Though I enjoy watching when 1 surgeon denigrates another surgeon.

Who doesn't?

I think it depends on the program. An ED at a hospital without an ortho residency is probably more likely to have their own residents take care of that stuff.

 

[KinasePro]

Really...

I'm just being facetious. it'd be annoying to be surrounded by gung-ho future applicants when you're just trying to chill and survey the field.

 

[PL198]

4 hours of commuting? Sounds like an awful lot of opportunity to miss a bus/ bus break down / forget something at work you need and are screwed/ insert random con of living 2 hours away from workplace. That alone is a dealbreaker IMO.

 

[Arkangeloid]

4h drive to sex. Completely acceptable.

I'm up all night to get lucky.

 

[graviton]

4 hours of sex?? Only i could accomplish such a feat.