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  1. I know a few people who failed a clerkship rotation and then matched to their desired specialty the year after. With the caveat that the clerkship block they failed was on the opposite side of the medicine spectrum to their desired choices.
  2. Oh no, I don't mean to say it is easy. Theres a lot to read and learn about for dermatology. But most other fields also have to do off service rotations. You could make an argument that fam med only has to do a year or so and thus is an easier residency, but amongst 5 year programs, I would still classify derm as more lifestyle than not. Calls and postcall days are super dependent on how busy you are. Most after hour consults I would imagine can wait till the morning.
  3. Derm residency is as lifestyle as you're going to get in residency. minus off service rotations. Others include rad onc and physiatry.
  4. I dunno if I would say minimal exposure to transplant. Depends on the transplant and center. You may do a bunch of livers and kidneys throughout residency. Hearts will be a once in a blue moon experience as a resident. Lungs is highly dependent on the center. You will get strong training wherever you go. THough at least 2 out of those 4 sites wouldn't be high on my list. It's funny to see how different people perceive different programs.
  5. I think a lot of people are leaving family medicine though. And those people need to go somewhere
  6. That's not even foundational. That's some obscure knowledge that 99% of physicians won't ever see in their lifetime. It's likely only relevant to geneticists and possibly very remotely to pediatrics. It is impossible to know and remember everything unless you are a genius with a photographic memory. Foundational knowledge is important but I sure don't use embryology and genetics knowledge on a daily or sometimes yearly basis.
  7. A year is not a big deal in the grand scheme of things 100%. But financially it is a gigantic hit that people don't think about. It's also the reason why I don't think medicine is as fluid as you make it out to be. Some 7-9th year law associates have been known to get a pay cut when they become a 1st year partner. The difference in income is miniscule. The difference between a first year staff and a final year resident/fellow is massive. Almost 10 fold in extreme cases. Medicine also seems to be one of those fields where attendingship supercedes all in terms of chain of command. Residents and fellows can often work for people with less clinical experience than them for a fraction of the pay.
  8. Keep in mind some non-Canadians can ONLY work in academic centers. So I don't know if I would call that a sign that the job market is pretty good for Canadians. The majority of Canadian grads want to do community from what I can see. Also requiring 2 fellowships to find a job in ortho sounds horrendous. I don't know if I would call that decent.
  9. I think some of it also depends on the specialty. You can definitely pass without using the "study materials". But you will max out at like 70-80% correct on the exam. The last 20-30% of the exam are questions that you would have never expected even if you read your specialty's text cover to cover. If the passing grade is truly 70%, its pretty much a coin flip if you pass assuming all goes well.
  10. It doesn't especially not now given that the job market is opening up for a lot of specialties. I can understand the individual pull of a 5 year GIM if the job market sucked or if you wanted an extra leg up on the competition to work downtown in the heart of a big city. But for the majority, there's no reason to do a 5 year GIM. But make no mistake, GIM will become a 5 year specialty. The 4 year program will be phased out one day. Training times will only always get longer never shorter. It happened with pediatrics with their 4 year program. It will happen to family med and their future 3 year residency. It even happens outside of medicine where the Ontario teacher's college went from a 1 year to a 2 year program.
  11. You just sit in the back and try not to fall asleep. PLus some programs let you off at noon.
  12. I agree that the time commitment isn't as bad as some people make it seem. It takes a while for people to get started in their career for most people. People hit set backs and road blocks all the time. What's different about medicine though which is toxic in my opinion is the fact that you are expected to sacrifice yourself for your attendings and your patients, both of which are usually not thankful for anything you do for them.
  13. It's also hard to compare. I hate to generalize, but the personality types are different. Surgeons are usually more direct and will tell you if they hate you. IM I find is more "talk about you behind your back" kind of thing. Everyone in IM has an idea of who they don't like in x/y/z specialty. Peds always seemed kind of fake to me. But then again, maybe everyone there really is bubbly at every hour of every day. Psyche I think has a healthy medium but it also attracts less of a gunner or type A personality than surgery or IM. Honestly, I have only seen one circulating nurse who was fuming over 5+ years of clinical medicine working in the OR. It's not common. Besides, the circulating nurse is the one usually taking orders from people.
  14. It's very difficult. No candidates have gotten into Thoracic surgery straight from Med-P. Heck, I don't think I have ever seen someone match straight into thoracic surgery from med school! That's how difficult it is. Most successful applicants have completed a residency of some type before being accepted into the program.
  15. Wow CCU requiring an ICU fellowship? What has medicine come to...
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