specialty and subspecialty pathways

[beyondhuman]

does anybody know of a source for complete information about specialty and sub specialty pathways?

I am looking for a flowchart/infograph or a sufficiently complete list to complete one.

For example: if I want to be a pediatric oncologist what training do I need or if I want to be a critical care intensivist what residencies could I start with. I am looking for information that answers this type of question but broadly for all current specialty pathways.

The more I look into subspecialties the more niche options I find and I feel I/all of SDN would benefit from making or locating such a flowchart/infograph.


PS: I've done the googling and have not found a source I am sufficiently confident in yet so please don't be an asshat about searching before posting. Thanks.

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[Status Sciaticus]

Purchase Iserson's Guide to Residency. It lists most, if not all, of the professions and the type/amount of medical training needed for each. Its not a flowchart, but its something.

 

[La Presse]

Purchase Iserson's Guide to Residency. It lists most, if not all, of the professions and the type/amount of medical training needed for each. Its not a flowchart, but its something.

I second this. Iserson also has a premed guide which is even accurate up 'til today.

 

[karayaa]

Check the board websites? They list which residencies are eligible for what fellowships/certifications.

 

[armybound]

could just ask here. there are more than a few people on SDN who could answer questions about that type of thing.

 

[organdonor]

You could try using FREIDA. They recently changed it so that now you have to sign up for an online account to browse but I don't think that's a big deal.

You can use it to browse all existing residencies and fellowships. For fellowships I think you can see what residency training they will accept as well.

It was built to search available programs so if you want to explore, for example, cardiothoracic surgery residencies in Illinois, it will list all of them along with details like pay, average hours per week, etc.

https://freida.ama-assn.org/Freida/user/search/programSearch.do

Here is a copy and paste of the entire list of residency/fellowship types from FREIDA. All the listings with (parentheses) are fellowships. The letters inside the parenthesese indicate which residency the fellowship is available after. For instance, Sports Medicine (FM) is a sports medicine fellowship available after a family medicine residency while Sports Medicine (EM) is a sports medicine fellowhsip avaialble to emergency medicine residents.

Just this list won't give you a perfect understanding as many fields do require an intern year before you start, but I'd say if something from the list sounds interesting, google it.

• Abdominal Radiology (DR)
• Addiction Psychiatry (P)
• Adolescent Medicine (PD)
• Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology (AN)
• Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics (ORS)
• Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (IM)
• Aerospace Medicine
• Allergy and Immunology
• Anesthesiology
• Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine (PTH)
• Cardiovascular Disease (IM)
• Chemical Pathology (PTH)
• Child Abuse Pediatrics (PD)
• Child Neurology (N)
• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (P)
• Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology (IM)
• Clinical Neurophysiology (N)
• Colon and Rectal Surgery
• Complex General Surgical Oncology (GS)
• Congenital Cardiac Surgery (TS)
• Craniofacial Surgery (PS)
• Critical Care Medicine (AN)
• Critical Care Medicine (IM)
• Cytopathology (PTH)
• Dermatology
• Dermatopathology (D)
• Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics (PD)
• Emergency Medical Services (EM)
• Emergency Medicine
• Emergency Medicine/Family Medicine
• Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (IM)
• Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology (DR)
• Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology (N)
• Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology (NS)
• Family Medicine
• Family Medicine/Preventive Medicine
• Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (OBG)
• Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (U)
• Foot and Ankle Orthopaedics (ORS)
• Forensic Pathology (PTH)
• Forensic Psychiatry (P)
• Gastroenterology (IM)
• General Preventive Medicine
• Geriatric Medicine (FM)
• Geriatric Medicine (IM)
• Geriatric Psychiatry (P)
• Hand Surgery (GS)
• Hand Surgery (ORS)
• Hand Surgery (PS)
• Hematology (IM)
• Hematology (PTH)
• Hematology and Oncology (IM)
• Hospice and Palliative Medicine
• Infectious Disease (IM)
• Internal Medicine
• Internal Medicine/Anesthesiology
• Internal Medicine/Dermatology
• Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine
• Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Medicine
• Internal Medicine/Family Medicine
• Internal Medicine/Medical Genetics
• Internal Medicine/Neurology
• Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
• Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine
• Internal Medicine/Psychiatry
• Interventional Cardiology (IM)
• Medical Biochemical Genetics (MG)
• Medical Genetics
• Medical Microbiology (PTH)
• Medical Toxicology (EM)
• Medical Toxicology (GPM)
• Molecular Genetic Pathology (MG and PTH)
• Musculoskeletal Oncology (ORS)
• Musculoskeletal Radiology (DR)
• Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (PD)
• Nephrology (IM)
• Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (N)
• Neurological Surgery
• Neurology
• Neuromuscular Medicine (N)
• Neuropathology (PTH)
• Neuroradiology (DR)
• Neurotology (OTO)
• Nuclear Medicine
• Nuclear Radiology (DR)
• Obstetric Anesthesiology (AN)
• Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Occupational Medicine
• Oncology (IM)
• Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (OPH)
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ORS)
• Orthopaedic Surgery
• Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine (ORS)
• Orthopaedic Trauma (ORS)
• Otolaryngology
• Pain Medicine
• Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical
• Pediatric Anesthesiology (AN)
• Pediatric Cardiology (PD)
• Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (PD)
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine (EM)
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PD)
• Pediatric Endocrinology (PD)
• Pediatric Gastroenterology (PD)
• Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (PD)
• Pediatric Infectious Diseases (PD)
• Pediatric Nephrology (PD)
• Pediatric Orthopaedics (ORS)
• Pediatric Otolaryngology (OTO)
• Pediatric Pathology (PTH)
• Pediatric Pulmonology (PD)
• Pediatric Radiology (DR)
• Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine (PM)
• Pediatric Rheumatology (PD)
• Pediatric Sports Medicine (PD)
• Pediatric Surgery (GS)
• Pediatric Transplant Hepatology (PD)
• Pediatric Urology (U)
• Pediatrics
• Pediatrics/Anesthesiology
• Pediatrics/Emergency Medicine
• Pediatrics/Medical Genetics
• Pediatrics/Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Pediatrics/Psychiatry/Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Plastic Surgery
• Plastic Surgery-Integrated
• Preventive Medicine (Gen Prev Med, Occ Med, Aer Med, & Pub Hlth)
• Procedural Dermatology (D)
• Psychiatry
• Psychiatry/Family Medicine
• Psychiatry/Neurology
• Psychosomatic Medicine (P)
• Public Health
• Pulmonary Disease (IM)
• Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine (IM)
• Radiation Oncology
• Radiology-Diagnostic
• Rheumatology (IM)
• Selective Pathology (PTH)
• Sleep Medicine
• Spinal Cord Injury Medicine (PM)
• Sports Medicine (EM)
• Sports Medicine (FM)
• Sports Medicine (PM)
• Surgery-General
• Surgical Critical Care (GS)
• Thoracic Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery-Integrated
• Transitional Year
• Transplant Hepatology (IM)
• Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (EM)
• Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (GPM)
• Urology
• Vascular Neurology (N)
• Vascular Surgery (GS)
• Vascular Surgery-Integrated
• Vascular and Interventional Radiology (DR)