I have made all the arrangements to pursue anesthesia in hopes of going into pain management. I have rotated in anesthesia and I did not like being in the dirty OR, the hours, the nursing situation, the occasional boredom. I felt like, I would do this if I HAD to in order to get into a pain fellowship later. I really like clinic over OR, and talking to patients and making a diagnosis, then offering interventions.
So time passed and I ran into a few PMR residents/attgs during my nuerosurg/ortho rotations and they have said that they have never really heard of someone wanting pain fellowship and not getting in from PMR. I like the environment they work in, spine centers and nonsurgical management, and the chance to go into pain with what I consider to be more relevant training.
I think if I were to go into PMR I would want to do a Spine or Pain fellowship because I really like the idea of being able to offer procedures in addition to diagnosis, and I would like to possibly join a spine group or solo pain practice.
I like dealing with low back pain and spine diseases and being precise with fluoro guided injections.
So now that I have told you a little bit about me, I just wondered if you folks in the know could corroborate the fact that pain fellowships are attainable from PMR without being a super duper candidate? (step 1 217, Gtown Med) PMR is the residency I want, and pain is the fellowship I want, can I be reasonably certain I will eventually have both and end up in a practice like i described above? Do I have to be a slave monkey in anesthesia for 3 years to be sure I will get pain?
Thanks for your input...
So time passed and I ran into a few PMR residents/attgs during my nuerosurg/ortho rotations and they have said that they have never really heard of someone wanting pain fellowship and not getting in from PMR. I like the environment they work in, spine centers and nonsurgical management, and the chance to go into pain with what I consider to be more relevant training.
I think if I were to go into PMR I would want to do a Spine or Pain fellowship because I really like the idea of being able to offer procedures in addition to diagnosis, and I would like to possibly join a spine group or solo pain practice.
I like dealing with low back pain and spine diseases and being precise with fluoro guided injections.
So now that I have told you a little bit about me, I just wondered if you folks in the know could corroborate the fact that pain fellowships are attainable from PMR without being a super duper candidate? (step 1 217, Gtown Med) PMR is the residency I want, and pain is the fellowship I want, can I be reasonably certain I will eventually have both and end up in a practice like i described above? Do I have to be a slave monkey in anesthesia for 3 years to be sure I will get pain?
Thanks for your input...