specialty selection

[lm1120]

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Great hours, great pay, and low competitiveness....does such a specialty exist? or is it a pick 2 of the 3 kind of thing?

 

[Textbookversion]

Great hours, great pay, and low competitiveness....does such a specialty exist? or is it a pick 2 of the 3 kind of thing?

Umm more like pick 1 of 3.

 

[fizzle]

Great hours, great pay, and low competitiveness

One of these is not like the others. Hours and pay are lifestyle issues, while competitiveness is an entry issue (I assume that's the context in which you mean it). Just bust your ass and do well in med school -- it's only four years, compared to a lifetime of doing whatever specialty you want.

 

[survivordo]

One of these is not like the others. Hours and pay are lifestyle issues, while competitiveness is an entry issue (I assume that's the context in which you mean it). Just bust your ass and do well in med school -- it's only four years, compared to a lifetime of doing whatever specialty you want.

Couldn't have said it better myself. Much better to have the stats to get into anything then decide you want to go into a less competitive specialty than the other way around. Approach med school like you want an integrated plastics spot.

Survivor DO

 

[DoctwoB]

Great hours, great pay, and low competitiveness....does such a specialty exist? or is it a pick 2 of the 3 kind of thing?

Psych has great hours, low competitiveness, pretty good, not great pay.
EM and Anesthesia have great pay and hours, but are moderately competitive.

 

[KinasePro]

PM&R (aka "Plenty of Money & Relaxation")

 

[VisionaryTics]

PM&R (aka "Plenty of Money & Relaxation")

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[Geekchick921]

PM&R (aka "Plenty of Money & Relaxation")

This would be my suggestion as well.

 

[Textbookversion]

PM&R is not "great pay." When we say "great pay" in the context of medicine I'm thinking 300-800k. Any specialty can make 200k.

 

[KinasePro]

PM&R is not "great pay." When we say "great pay" in the context of medicine I'm thinking 300-800k. Any specialty can make 200k.

PM&R can easily clear 300K in private practice as part of an ortho sports med or spine practice. If you choose to do pain, you will make salaries close to anesthesia.

That average your citing is deflated by part-timers and academia.

 

[JShephard]

PM&R is not "great pay." When we say "great pay" in the context of medicine I'm thinking 300-800k. Any specialty can make 200k.

Well, then it's kind of dumb to ask for low competitiveness, top pay, low hours.

Sub 300k is great pay and not any specialty can earn 200+ with great or low hours.

 

[Stellar Clouds]

Well, then it's kind of dumb to ask for low competitiveness, top pay, low hours.

+1

Because if it actually existed, it would no longer have low competitiveness.

 

[Textbookversion]

Well, then it's kind of dumb to ask for low competitiveness, top pay, low hours.

Sub 300k is great pay and not any specialty can earn 200+ with great or low hours.

Uhh I didn't ask for it. If you'll see me replying at the start of the thread, I said "expect to get 1 out of 3 of those things." Thanks though.

 

[PrideNeverDie]

Uhh I didn't ask for it. If you'll see me replying at the start of the thread, I said "expect to get 1 out of 3 of those things." Thanks though.

if you have a better suggestion, state it

PM&R and Psych are the best answers

 

[J ROD]

I would say Psy or PMR as well.

EM is becoming much more competitive and Anes is still competitive.

Both are still doable with some effort.

I really would not call EM or Anes really lifestyle good though.

I have friends in both that are residents and attendings.

EM is working shifts and that wears on you and the stress and speed of the ER.

Anes can be chill and then stress......plus most of the guys I know are putting in 60+hrs/wk. It is not the lifestyle they thought it was according to several of them.

Personally, I am looking at Psy bc I rather have decent money and I really like Psy. It was my undergrad major. Good lifestyle and being not competitive is fine by me. I think I can hit mid 200's after fellowship if I play my cards right.

PMR is probably better than Psy even, but I rather work as a Psy. PMR has a higher ceiling in terms of salary, esp with the pain deal. But, the patient pop is not exciting to me like Psy.

Just my 2cents........