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Just curious what field most EM people would have entered if EM wasn't a possibility... My guess is that it would be split pretty evenly between Int Med and Surgery, followed by anesthesia.
I don't know...I have the impression that many would want to choose family practice, since it is (from my assumption) similar to EM in that both fields see a wide variety of patients.waterski232002 said:Just curious what field most EM people would have entered if EM wasn't a possibility... My guess is that it would be split pretty evenly between Int Med and Surgery, followed by anesthesia.
waterski232002 said:Just curious what field most EM people would have entered if EM wasn't a possibility... My guess is that it would be split pretty evenly between Int Med and Surgery, followed by anesthesia.
roja said:Pediatric rheumatology, probably.. but its not on your list...
cooldreams said:fp ... there are already a lot of fps who work in the er where there are "no em doctors" hehe
dang that was an easy choice... those of you who would not do fp, do you really want to be an em doctor?? hehehehe
waterski232002 said:Pediatrics is a choice... I guess I should have added "(includes subspecialties)" like I did for medicine
roja said:I would have NEVER done general pediatrics. But I loved peds rheum. However, there's only about 190 in the entire country so, I didn't really expect it on the list.
I also loved vascular surgery but it was NEVER an option for me. Couldn't stand the lifestyle, etc.
waterski232002 said:I actually really like EM, but could never do FP.... I like EM for the Sick/Critical patients and see it as opposite from FP in some regards.
Although both fields are similar in the broad knowledge base and spectrum of patients you need to be comfortable dealing with, they are very different in how you manage them. EM is actually the opposite of FP in this regard...
The focus of FP training is to manage the "not-so-sick" patients. These tend to be the chronic illnesses, depression, colds, and MS pain on a long term basis. Their work-ups are usually over the course of months in the clinic. If they're truly sick/acute.... they get sent to the ED!
EM deals with the same patients, but we focus on the critical/urgent problems and relegate the minor problems for outpatient follow-up, or treat it immediately on a case-by-case basis. We do instant work-ups with instantaneous answers (STAT labs, X-rays, CT scans, LPs), and generally do not work things up over months and months or use trial and error. I don't know any FP's that have the kind of Toys the ED has!!!!
dlung said:Vigilante ninja crusading for justice, universal health care, and better-tasting soy-based foods...
cooldreams said:yea i kno, which is why i want to do em... but my point in say that was that CURRENTLY there are in fact FP docs working in the EDs in some places... given it is probablly because most em docs dont want to go there, but still...
so point is... if no em specialty - do fp and emphasis in emergency meds and go on to work in the ed...
kaciae said:This was, and probably still is, a seriously tough question for me. I am a FMG with a fair number of interview. I know this is no guarantee of matching, so I'm always wondering what to do for a backup if necessary. Daily I wrestle between IM/Peds or FP. The 3 or 4 year thing is kind of an issue though.
waterski232002 said:Isn't Med/Peds 5 years???
kaciae said:This was, and probably still is, a seriously tough question for me. I am a FMG with a fair number of interview. I know this is no guarantee of matching, so I'm always wondering what to do for a backup if necessary. Daily I wrestle between IM/Peds or FP. The 3 or 4 year thing is kind of an issue though.
Desperado said:OB/GYN. Weird huh.