darknebula Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 are any of the IM programs in Canada considered easier in lifestyle and in terms of student support, less brutal CTUs, fewer call, more free/elective time etc? I love IM but not enough for it to take over my life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheech10 Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 My thoughts as a recent residency grad in community practice (ICU, but my base training was IM): If you've decided on IM, I wouldn't worry so much about call/workload, as other factors are probably far more important to your career satisfaction. It's only 3 years, of which less than half the time is on CTU. All programs have similar call requirements and elective time over the 3 core years; the differences are not nearly as pronounced as people make them out to be. Compare this with your eventual practice career, which will be 20 years or more. Consider instead where you want to be long term and choose the program that suits that goal. Particularly with a tightening job market, it is much easier to find a position in the city of your choice by training in that city and making contacts. Do you have a subspecialty in mind? - this may also play a role in your decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burrb Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Choose a different residency. All IM residencies are more or less the same in their structure and amount of call and workload. Also note that most residencies will take over your life with the exception of family medicine, derm, and path. They are more lifestyle but still requires quite a bit of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrouchoMarx Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Choose a different residency. All IM residencies are more or less the same in their structure and amount of call and workload. Also note that most residencies will take over your life with the exception of family medicine, derm, and path. They are more lifestyle but still requires quite a bit of work. Pathology has the best lifestyle;) It is also the most interesting field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLengr Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 Pathology has the best lifestyle;) It is also the most interesting field. Path is awesome, if you can enjoy the work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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