jstargirl17
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Hello,
I’m at the end of my third year and I’ve been very stressed about my specialty choice. I enjoyed all of my rotations (except Gen Surg). The rotation I liked the most was OB/GYN since I think the content and subject matter is interesting and I really connected with a lot of the patients… things that scare me about OB/GYN are the residency and attendant lifestyle (I know there are lots of different practice models out there). I also wasn’t crazy about GYN surg…
I have been doing a lot of research on OB/GYN residency programs. But I also have been doing a lot of research on IM residency programs with primary care tracks and women’s health tracks.
The programs that really stood out to me are:
1. University of Pittsburgh (very strong women’s health training and the oldest in the country; founded in 1994)
2. Ohio State University (I’m a US MD student who currently goes to med school in OH and I live at home with my parents; so good family support) I liked the 4+4 model of switching back and forth between inpatient and outpatient clinic every month; includes women’s health training —> I’m meeting with the program director this upcoming week to learn more about the program; was glad to know that she also was between OB/GYN and IM
3. University of Washington (primary care track; women’s health pathway) connection- I lived in the Seattle area for 5 years
4. Northwestern University
5. Boston University
6. Massachusetts General Hospital
I know that I need/must have women’s health in my future practice and career. I know that OB/GYN is going to give me the most extensive women’s health training
But I also like that IM primary care tracks give you both inpatient and outpatient training and you still have the option to do fellowship training if you want.
If I did IM primary care track/women’s health track, I would either open up a women’s heath/primary care clinic or work for a women’s health center OR I would do a medical oncology fellowship and hope to specialize in breast cancer and gynecological cancers
My only question is what is the salary and job market for IM primary care physicians? Ideally I want to have a salary of at least $300K, be in an specialty area that I enjoy/find interesting, and can have a good work life balance
If anyone knows of a site or list of IM programs that offer primary care tracks/women’s health tracks, any insight would be greatly appreciated
If anyone has any other feedback or insight, comments are welcome!
I’m at the end of my third year and I’ve been very stressed about my specialty choice. I enjoyed all of my rotations (except Gen Surg). The rotation I liked the most was OB/GYN since I think the content and subject matter is interesting and I really connected with a lot of the patients… things that scare me about OB/GYN are the residency and attendant lifestyle (I know there are lots of different practice models out there). I also wasn’t crazy about GYN surg…
I have been doing a lot of research on OB/GYN residency programs. But I also have been doing a lot of research on IM residency programs with primary care tracks and women’s health tracks.
The programs that really stood out to me are:
1. University of Pittsburgh (very strong women’s health training and the oldest in the country; founded in 1994)
2. Ohio State University (I’m a US MD student who currently goes to med school in OH and I live at home with my parents; so good family support) I liked the 4+4 model of switching back and forth between inpatient and outpatient clinic every month; includes women’s health training —> I’m meeting with the program director this upcoming week to learn more about the program; was glad to know that she also was between OB/GYN and IM
3. University of Washington (primary care track; women’s health pathway) connection- I lived in the Seattle area for 5 years
4. Northwestern University
5. Boston University
6. Massachusetts General Hospital
I know that I need/must have women’s health in my future practice and career. I know that OB/GYN is going to give me the most extensive women’s health training
But I also like that IM primary care tracks give you both inpatient and outpatient training and you still have the option to do fellowship training if you want.
If I did IM primary care track/women’s health track, I would either open up a women’s heath/primary care clinic or work for a women’s health center OR I would do a medical oncology fellowship and hope to specialize in breast cancer and gynecological cancers
My only question is what is the salary and job market for IM primary care physicians? Ideally I want to have a salary of at least $300K, be in an specialty area that I enjoy/find interesting, and can have a good work life balance
If anyone knows of a site or list of IM programs that offer primary care tracks/women’s health tracks, any insight would be greatly appreciated
If anyone has any other feedback or insight, comments are welcome!
