IM and GI, man that would rock..... then again unidimensional, for the rest of my life... thats the only thing that held me back... plus its supercompetitive supposedly to get a GI fellowship slot nowadays.... but man thats a very nice lifestyle. Call sucks and hospital duties can be a drag, esp your 92 year old GI bleeder, with stents placed last week, chest pain, a defibrillator placed yesterday, who is ecchymotic everywhere from his INR being about 14 and nobody knows why - oh yeah maybe it was his azithromycin he was on the other day for that URI interacting with his Coumadin??!! who knows man....
I don't know, andwhat, it's kind of subtle, but do I sense an underlying hint of dislike toward obstetrics?
To each his own. That's the best part of FM. It's like a cafeteria. You always get a main course, but the sides are up to you...!
All I can say is thank **God** for FP because nothing else I did as an MS-3 was even remotely as fun. And to think I went into third year thinking, "IM... maybe heme-onc.... " Two months of IM and I wanted to poke my eyeballs out with a sharp stick, but fortunately I'd done my 2 months of FP prior to that, and had seen the light!
Of course in another way, there was something I liked about every single rotation I did as a third year, which is why FP is the greatest. While there are certainly days when I bitch and moan, I still love what I do.
Finishing my Cardiology rotation tomorrow. I got to know about half of the 22 cardiologists in the group and every one seems very happy - and not just with the lifestyle. They really like taking care of patients in the office and hospital.
FP is still my 1st choice, but I haven't had my surgery rotation yet and I haven't had much exposure to Heme/Onc or Anesthesia. I've met a couple anesthesiologists this rotation and they also seem to love their jobs. In cardiothoracic the Anesthiologists also do Echos and one or two other procedures I can't remember. Not much time to check on stocks when the surgeon is tying off coronaries!
Rad/Onc is way cool. Was my first choice, but I'm not willing to put my family through hell to get there (moves, stress, kissing up for LORs, etc.).
What makes you say that? Surgery would be hell.....but at least it will be more interesting than an FP rotation.....Heh, nothing makes you loathe surgery like having your surgery rotation scheduled after an FP rotation. Soon you will see evil.
That's about as likely as MiesVanDerMom doing a c-section on me (and since I don't have a uterus.....)Don't knock it till you try it...wouldn't it be funny if and when you go through your 3rd year of medical school that you fall in love with FM...?
Never say never!
There are still better options with even better pay and better hours.If you still believe that, then you haven't been paying attention in this forum lately.
KentW said:
Precisely....I wouldn't do your job for $500K a year, and you wouldn't do the things that interest me. To each and to their own, and may everyone excel in whatever they choose to pursue.
