Bookmark311 Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 What are pros and cons of this specialty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clopidogrel Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 It's one of the LEAST competitive specialties. As for pros and cons, no idea. It all depends on what criteria you're looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangliocytoma Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 1 hour ago, clopidogrel said: It's one of the LEAST competitive specialties. As for pros and cons, no idea. It all depends on what criteria you're looking for. That isn't true. There is a small applicant pool but there are fewer spots than applicants who ranked it as their first choice specialty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clopidogrel Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 36 minutes ago, gangliocytoma said: That isn't true. There is a small applicant pool but there are fewer spots than applicants who ranked it as their first choice specialty. I had no idea. From my understanding psych has always been uncompetitive. But I haven't done specific research OP. So listen to @gangliocytoma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 OP was asking about physiatry, not psychiatry... Best is to go to the source directly (CaRMS stats), and arrange some shadowing if you can. gangliocytoma and clopidogrel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangliocytoma Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 1 hour ago, clopidogrel said: I had no idea. From my understanding psych has always been uncompetitive. But I haven't done specific research OP. So listen to @gangliocytoma physiatry ≠ psychiatry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clopidogrel Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Lactic Folly said: OP was asking about physiatry, not psychiatry... Best is to go to the source directly (CaRMS stats), and arrange some shadowing if you can. Oh my goodness ha ha I misread and thought he was talking about psychiatry, not PM&R. LostLamb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clopidogrel Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 1 hour ago, gangliocytoma said: physiatry ≠ psychiatry I am aware. I read his post too fast; I was at work while replying. OP, for pm&r you're best off looking at CARMS data directly as lactic folly has suggested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostLamb Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 Don’t fool yourselves, both of these oft neglected specialties are not so “uncompetitive”anymore. clopidogrel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernintendo Chalmers Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 Not coming from a physiatrist so take this with a grain of salt: Physiatry is widely variable year per year in competitiveness because it’s a small specialty with ~25 spots across the country. One year recently it was more competitive than ophtho, but in the years following it has had open spots for the second iteration. I would recommend treating it like it’s competitive and arranging research/electives accordingly. As for residency itself, the first two years are typically off service with rotations like internal medicine, neurosurgery, neurology etc. After that for the most part residency is fairly manageable as physiatry is a consulting service in hospital most of the time except for certain rehab specific wards (where there may or may not be a hospitalist). There are opportunities to do training in Sports Medicine, EMG certifications, and spasticity management among others. The cons are that you end up seeing a lot of sad cases and patients who may not get better from things like chronic pain, brain injury, stroke, amputation etc and that can be challenging from a mental perspective. I can’t comment on jobs or remuneration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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