Specialties for the math/physics inclined

[TheMightyAngus]

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Does anyone have any suggestions about what specialties would be suitable for someone who wants to incorporate math/physics into his work?

So far, I have on my list: rads, rad onc, cards, ortho.
Any others?

 

[Law2Doc]

Does anyone have any suggestions about what specialties would be suitable for someone who wants to incorporate math/physics into his work?

So far, I have on my list: rads, rad onc, cards, ortho.
Any others?

Ortho is stereotypically what all the ex-jocks shoot for. Very much a slap you on the back boy's club, a surgical specialty. I'm not sure "math inclined" fits that stereotype per se. There lots of calculations in anesthesiology, epidemiology. The one truly math oriented guy I know found his calling in heme-onc.

 

[domer621]

Ortho is stereotypically what all the ex-jocks shoot for. Very much a slap you on the back boy's club, a surgical specialty. I'm not sure "math inclined" fits that stereotype per se.

Ortho deals with a lot of lever mechanics and angles, so I could see how it could appeal to the math/physics inclined.

 

[Law2Doc]

Ortho deals with a lot of lever mechanics and angles, so I could see how it could appeal to the math/physics inclined.

Sure, but based on my exposure to the field, it's more of a "pull till it pops back into place" specialty rather than pull out a piece of paper and calculate lever arm angle trig.

 

[fantasty]

Sure, but based on my exposure to the field, it's more of a "pull till it pops back into place" specialty rather than pull out a piece of paper and calculate lever arm angle trig.

I'm inclined to agree. They have cool templates that they affix to joints to show them where to hammer and saw.

 

[Chizwheel]

The only other one that I can add that hasn't been mentioned here is optho. If you do academics or research, there is a ton of light/optics physics, equations, and math. Several of my friends who are in optho residencies can vouch for this.

 

[Top Gun]

How about pulmonology or critical care? There's all kinds of respiratory equations to deal with.

 

[J ROD]

I would add anes and optho

 

[vtucci]

Critical care, nephrology and anesthesia are possibilities.

 

[CorpusERdoc]

Does anyone have any suggestions about what specialties would be suitable for someone who wants to incorporate math/physics into his work?

So far, I have on my list: rads, rad onc, cards, ortho.
Any others?

Ortho is construction work. There is no math.

I would look at anesthesia.

 

[CeLo]

Rads ( and rad onc) residents take physics courses to understand how xray, MRI, CT, PET scans, etc work, so that would probably interest you, though I don't know how much math/physics would play into your everyday life.

I'm going to be doing anesthesia, and it never really struck me as a math-related specialty. Maybe I'm missing something 😛 Yeah, you figure out drug dosages and lung volumes and...okay, I guess there is math involved but it's pretty simple, don't know if it would be enough to satisfy a hard-core math fan. Give me a year and I'll let you know.

 

[doc20]

ok any more answers? I really love math and I am good at it, So I would definitely like to know a specialty that would include lot of math,
none of the answers are clear till yet

 

[NAVYLABTECH08]

The only other one that I can add that hasn't been mentioned here is optho. If you do academics or research, there is a ton of light/optics physics, equations, and math. Several of my friends who are in optho residencies can vouch for this.

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[Orthodoc40]

Sure, but based on my exposure to the field, it's more of a "pull till it pops back into place" specialty rather than pull out a piece of paper and calculate lever arm angle trig.

I don't know first hand, but have spent 300+ hrs in the OR with some ortho people and there was no sign of any math going on other than what size plate/ what length screw....

Rad Onc is heavy math/physics from the time I've spent shadowing there.

 

[TheMightyAngus]

I don't know first hand, but have spent 300+ hrs in the OR with some ortho people and there was no sign of any math going on other than what size plate/ what length screw....

Rad Onc is heavy math/physics from the time I've spent shadowing there.

I did some work in an ortho biomechanics lab during my first two years of med school, so there is some math/physics applicability to ortho, albeit researchwise.

 

[Orthodoc40]

But if you're looking to incorporate math & physics into your work, the other specialties mentioned above are more likely to satisfy you.

 

[jocg27]

I'm inclined to agree. They have cool templates that they affix to joints to show them where to hammer and saw.

But someone has to make the templates.

 

[fantasty]

But someone has to make the templates.

Probably the engineers

 

[jpro]

math --> nephrology, rad onc
physics --> cards, rads, or rad onc
math and physics --> rad onc

You should pick rads in my opinion. It has the best aspects of medicine without the pt contact. Rad Onc is bad *** though, but all it takes is one miracle drug to wipe out the whole specialty. Unlikely but in thirty years who knows.

 

[michaelrack]

If you are interested in research, there are a few people looking at the use of Fourier (sp?) transformations to analyze the EEG during sleep studies.

also, in sleep medicine a knowledge of physics would be helpful in understanding the technical aspects of performing a sleep study (similar to the technical aspects of EEG). I wish I had a better understanding of high frequency filters, time constants, impedance, etc.