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re: Medical residency spinoff. Rank the specialties
Posted on 1/26/17 at 9:07 pm to SaltyMcKracker
Posted on 1/26/17 at 9:07 pm to SaltyMcKracker
Electrophysiology for the win. Procedural Cardiology with no STEMI call.
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Posted on 1/26/17 at 9:48 pm to MDTiger 13
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Really, is it that difficult to do your charts timely?
When you all of your rooms are full, 2-3 patients are dying at the same time, and the waiting room is 20 deep with administration breathing down your neck to clear it? Yes...yes it is.
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administrative ability of the average monkey.
Funny that you should say that. With more off time during the month and the "jack of all trades" mentality, more and more ER docs that work for hospitals are taking on administrative roles. And doing quite well at it. Have fun working with us
We are a small rural hospital. Our ER docs can find the time to nap for 2-3 hours but can't do their charts? LOL
To be fair, this sort of thing isn't limited to the E/R docs, we have several in private practice who don't take charts seriously. I wonder how they make any money in their practices.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:14 pm to GEAUXT
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I have to laugh a radiologists...it's amazing how crappy some can be and stay employed.
not denying this, but surely youve met a lot more rads that are very helpful. One of the reasons I went into it was the high concentration of really smart cool people. Its a special talent to know the normal and pathologic anatomy of the whole body, and all the physics of how the images are made.
As for career choices, I have zero doubt its by far the best field for me. Intense hours but plenty of money, plenty of time off, and huge satisfaction....100 mysteries pondered per day. Its cool as hell.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 11:16 pm to Jim Rockford
I'm a pediatric optometrist who specializes in nanotechnopathology. I do pretty good.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 11:24 pm to Jim Rockford
Are you defining best based on finances and less administrative harassment?
1st: Surgical fields
Last/bottom: Family Practice
1st: Surgical fields
Last/bottom: Family Practice
Posted on 1/26/17 at 11:28 pm to TigerRad
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I have to laugh a radiologists...it's amazing how crappy some can be and stay employed.
I always request the patient be given a disc so I can read it myself before reading the radiologists report.
I know some very good ones, I've read reports that left me wondering if the radiologist even looked at the images before writing the report. My biggest irritation with many current (and they seem to be the younger ones) who seem to write reports that CYA and never give any definitive impression and seem to always recommend additional imaging.
Posted on 1/27/17 at 6:23 am to Crimson
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Electrophysiology for the win. Procedural Cardiology with no STEMI call.
Amen brother
Posted on 1/27/17 at 8:59 am to TigerRad
Radiology is ridiculous. I know some who are paid well, have great hours, and start with like 8 weeks vacation if not more.
Posted on 1/27/17 at 9:29 am to sloopy
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Radiology is ridiculous. I know some who are paid well, have great hours, and start with like 8 weeks vacation if not more.
My uncle (no kids) retired recently as a radiologist. Went to law school then medical school. He was pulling in $800K+ a year for about 25 years. When he slowed down and started working 1 week a month he was making $350K a year. One week a month.
Posted on 1/29/17 at 11:34 pm to white perch
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life as an ER MD can be nice, no call, good pay, satisfying work, excitement, you can pretty much set your own schedule.
Yup. I get paid very well and I take a vacation somewhere every month.
Posted on 1/30/17 at 12:02 am to lsunurse
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Pediatrics
Why is this considered pretty much the lower end of the totem pole of medicine?
same reason nursery school teachers make less than movie theater ticket takers?
Posted on 1/30/17 at 12:59 am to LSUERDOC
Where do you go, doc? How easy is it to set your schedule. I'm an EM intern and I'm curious about how things work in the real world. Ever work and travel simultaneously?
Posted on 3/16/17 at 8:25 pm to cwil177
I go wherever there's sun and sand!
I'm married and 46yrs old so I stay put. If I was single I'd definitely do locums and see the country.
I'm married and 46yrs old so I stay put. If I was single I'd definitely do locums and see the country.
Posted on 3/16/17 at 8:45 pm to LSUERDOC
So i'm one of the crazies who went through dental school and then decided to do an OMFS residency. I didn't care about getting an MD, and got into a 4 year residency, which was fine with me. I have a great career, work 35 hours a week when i'm not on call, and have a very comfortable lifestyle.
So glad I decided to go that route. Yes, residency sucked. But it was more than worth it in the end.
So glad I decided to go that route. Yes, residency sucked. But it was more than worth it in the end.
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Posted on 3/16/17 at 9:14 pm to Lithium
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Pathologists have really easy jobs.
Uh, I'm a pathologist.
It's not easy intellectually, but the hours are decent- most of the time.
Posted on 3/16/17 at 9:29 pm to makersmark1
Wifey is a breast surgeon. She has great hours and no call.
Posted on 3/16/17 at 9:32 pm to Blob Fish
Pathologist here.
I did a transitional internship because back then it was required by the Army.
Pathology is easy if you are watching somebody else do it, but when it's you making the call the sphincter tone is very high.
I did a transitional internship because back then it was required by the Army.
Pathology is easy if you are watching somebody else do it, but when it's you making the call the sphincter tone is very high.
Posted on 3/16/17 at 10:06 pm to Jim Rockford
The top medical specialty is the one that best fits your personality/interests because they all go in and out of vogue based on many factors. People keep mentioning ROAD, but even that is not necessarily accurate now.
The medical students who really screw up are the ones who don't look far ahead at what they will want to be doing 20 years from now. They get caught up in the excitement of school and don't factor in life factors, like age and family.
The medical students who really screw up are the ones who don't look far ahead at what they will want to be doing 20 years from now. They get caught up in the excitement of school and don't factor in life factors, like age and family.
Posted on 3/16/17 at 10:40 pm to toofache
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through dental school...
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toofache
Posted on 3/16/17 at 10:53 pm to Jim Rockford
wife finished her OBGYN residency last summer. soooo many regrets. she's an amazing doctor, but the demands on an OB plus my job make it very difficult.
i was against her doing a fellowship, which we might eventually regret seeing as she's an amazing surgeon and this OB gig just isn't working.
also bear in mind that we are in a midsize town that doesn't offer much practice options to join or hospitalist positions.
i was against her doing a fellowship, which we might eventually regret seeing as she's an amazing surgeon and this OB gig just isn't working.
also bear in mind that we are in a midsize town that doesn't offer much practice options to join or hospitalist positions.
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