Which subspecialty does most general care?

[carpe diem]

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for you guys in the know, which IM subspecialists tend to do the most general care for his/her patients (i.e not always just consulting) in the hospital and/or in outpatient setting?

thanks.
Carpe

 

[Fermata]

My best guess would be geriatrics.

I know that this is a FP specialty but I think IM is eligible for it. Then again, I could be completely wrong.

IM specialties create specialists...if you want general...why not be a regular internist?

I imagine rheum gets to spend time with general issues in the people's lives.

 

[carpe diem]

Thanks Fermata. I'm actually looking to do an extra inpatient IM subspecialty rotation as a third year, but would like to do one on a service that tends to cover the patient's general issues also. I've heard that within inpatient pediatrics, the Hem/Onc folks tend to cover most of their patients general care also. I'm wondering if it's the same for inpatients in adult hem/onc or other subspecialties?

carpe

 

[Fermata]

Ahhh yes. I forgot about oncology.

Anyways....it seems that IM specialties have become more procedure-oriented so it may be harder to achieve what you want.

Either way, good luck.

 

[the citizen]

Check to see if any of the subspecialties have inpatient services on which you can rotate. If your team is the primary team for a given patient, you must deal with all his issues while he is in house, no matter what your specialty. Sometimes a given subspecialty service will be all inpatient, all consults, or a mixture of both.