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[JWE27]

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Urology is very difficult to match into

Thanks for the info! Do you know if Urology is as difficult as GI to match into or is it hard to compare?

 

[Lokhtar]

Thanks for the info! Do you know if Urology is as difficult as GI to match into or is it hard to compare?

It's hard to compare because Urology is a surgical residency while GI is a fellowship under medicine. For surgical residencies, you need to get good scores, and get good recommendations, and rotate at your site. For a fellowship, you need a good residency and good recommendations. It's hard to compare a residency to a fellowship, but they are both very hard. I would say Urology is harder, but thats just me.

With that said, GI and Cardiology are the toughest fellowships under IM.

 

[runner898]

I have shadowed in three areas and I love all three. I am leaning towards EM, but would also enjoy Ob/Gyn or Peds.....I guess I'll see when the time comes. Something really interesting may come along during rotations.

 

[nascardoc]

Which Doc does PM&R at LMU?

Dr. Michael Wieting. WOW is all I can say about him. I am very glad that we were able to snag him from MSUCOM. Simply an amazing man.

 

[ellinopedo182]

1. Cardio Surgery
2. EM

 

[surferdoc]

why do people decide to go into gyno?? just curious..

 

[Beau Geste]

why do people decide to go into gyno?? just curious..

Perhaps they like delivering babies....

 

[MossPoh]

why do people decide to go into gyno?? just curious..

It is a combination of surgery, medicine, and primary care that many people find enjoyable. The males that go into it lately tend to aim for the cancer fellowship. Its the malpractice and hours that makes it unappealing, not the region you are spending your time. If it had hours, income, and malpractice similar to Urology or some other speciality, then I am sure it'd be more popular. I am not interested because I found the surgical techniques less refined and I don't want to look at vaginas in a non-sexual manner...it'll stick in my mind and ruin a good thing.

 

[MJB]

There are only a few I've completely ruled out.

OB/GYN
Pathology most likely
Endocrinology

And I'm not one that likes research....at all. At least I haven't found anything that interests me in that way to this point.

 

[Tanner82]

Yay Tanner!

I like gas too.

My current likes:

gas
gen surg
neuro
OB/GYN (thinking about it....)
ER (sorry guys)

Hey Meg!! What's up? Long time no see... I needed a little break from SDN for awhile. Anyways, looks like I'll be heading to ccom so I'll cya there👍

 

[Tanner82]

Anyways, looks like I'll be heading to ccom so I'll cya there👍

Well excuse me... I saw your AWPA from SIU, good job 😀

 

[Beau Geste]

Well excuse me... I saw your AWPA from SIU, good job 😀

Yeah, it's going to be a tough decision for real!

 

[Shaniqua14]

What I want:

GI pediatrics... I'm excited to deal with child constipation all day long 🙂

What I don't want:

Ortho-- not strong enough for the power saw

Ob/Gyn-- dont even like to look at my own...

EM-- the ER doc I shadowed made me promise never to enter the field (he says the docs are the butt of the medical field b/c many of their patients are uninsured and this field of medicine drains the hospitals money, rather than add to it, such as a cardiac cath lab would ) -- Still, I'm EMT certified and I love emergency med

Pulmonology-- I think I'd end up trying to fight someone that was hooked up to a respirator but still requested being let outside to have a smoke

Urology-- continuous diagnosis of prostate cancer.... apprently 80% of all 85yr old males are in at least stage 1 (heard the factoid in my 400-level embryology class)

Plastics-- while I think reconstructive breast surgery is an awesome surgery for a breast cancer survivor, all the plastic surgeons I've talked to said they have to do many, many more "boob jobs" to keep their practice afloat

Infectious Disease-- can't get over the SARS scare from last year... still remember Outbreak's Ebola situation

But in serious... I'm well aware of how well I do in med school, and the potential connections I will make, have much more to do with what specialty I will end up in.... 🙂

 

[EEL08]

Shaniqua if you're really interested in child constipation feel free to come to my house!!

 

[Dr JPH]

Thanks for the info! Do you know if Urology is as difficult as GI to match into or is it hard to compare?

Cant really compare even the same specialty NOW to itself THEN or WHEN.

 

[Lokhtar]

I can't see myself in OB/GYN and FM. Everything else is pretty much open.

 

[Playmakur42]

EM-- this field of medicine drains the hospitals money

From what I've heard, although the ER itself loses money, the ER acts as the "storefront" for the hospital. Many who come through the front door end up being a "customer" (i.e. patient) that will use and usually pay for the hospitals services in other areas. For that reason, the hospital is happy to "lose" money via the ER b/c it's one of the main avenues of attracting patients. The problems w/ the ER start when too many people coming through the door have no insurance, and resources are being used on those who will never reimburse the hospital for it's services.

If I'm incorrect, someone please correct me!

 

[pakbabydoll]

CT
probably will end up in CVD 😛, or Infectious Disease.

 

[Dr JPH]

Start medical school with an open mind.

Begin each clinical rotation with the idea that "this might be what I want to do with the rest of my life."

If you look at any one specialty with the attitude "I am going to hate this" or have preconceived notions about how a particular field of medicine will be, you might miss something.

I started medical school telling people "I will probably do anything but surgery."

I am glad I looked at each clinical month as a new experience...I hate to think where I would have ended up had I not done so.

So its good to have an idea of what you like and dislike. But be careful passing judgment until you have spent a reasonable amount of time working in a particular field (shadowing as a premed doesnt count). You may just psyche yourself out of an amazing career only to end up doing something that isnt right for you.

👍

 

[endocardium]

Start medical school with an open mind.

Begin each clinical rotation with the idea that "this might be what I want to do with the rest of my life."

If you look at any one specialty with the attitude "I am going to hate this" or have preconceived notions about how a particular field of medicine will be, you might miss something.

I started medical school telling people "I will probably do anything but surgery."

I am glad I looked at each clinical month as a new experience...I hate to think where I would have ended up had I not done so.

So its good to have an idea of what you like and dislike. But be careful passing judgment until you have spent a reasonable amount of time working in a particular field (shadowing as a premed doesnt count). You may just psyche yourself out of an amazing career only to end up doing something that isnt right for you.

👍

Take note: very sound advice. 👍👍

 

[Omashu]

Rural Family Practice & OB/GYN are my top 2