Guest thesaug Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Hi everyone, I came across this link in SDN...its a survey that determines which specialty you would fit in best. It is pretty inaccurate...many of the questions are repeated 5 times (130 questions)...still fun though! www.med-ed.virginia.edu/specialties/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kirsteen Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Hi there, That's a neat little resource, the saug. Cheers for finding and posting it! Did you happen to take the test? If so, based on your responses, what's your primo specialty? I'll give the test a wee go in a bit and see what it churns out. Cheers, Kirsteen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thesaug Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Hey Kirsteen, Yeah I did...it turns out that radiation oncology and paediatrics were #1 and #2. I never really thought about number 1, but have had an interest in number 2... Lemme know what your test turns up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kirsteen Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Hey there, #1: Urology :eek (In my limited exposure, I've found it interesting, but never considered it.) #2: General Surgery (Not a shocker--this is high on my list.) #3: Orthopaedic Surgery (Uh, no. ) Cheers, Kirsteen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MDSMelissa Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Hello, I found this quiz fun (but not really reflective of my interests- pathology???:eek )! Thanks for posting the link. Melissa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kirsteen Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Hey there Melissa, ...but interestingly, you do have ties to the diagnostic laboratory world. Cheers, Kirsteen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NurseEpi Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Thanks for posting this link! It certainly was interesting but (hopefully) not indicative of my future career choice. My number 1 specialty was opthamology and it just so happens that eyes are the one thing that totally gross me out!!! Otherwise it was pretty bang on...pediatrics and infectious diseases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steve U of T Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Radiology and Nuclear medicine came out as 1 and 2 for me. I suppose that stems from answering positively about all the questions regarding technology and gadgets, as well as seeing quick results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 0T6 Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 1 hematology 2 radiation oncology 3 gastroenterology lol funny, what I'd like to do (pediatrics) is down at 30 :eek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kirsteen Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Hey there 0T6, Well, one way or another, it certainly looks like you have internal medicine leanings. Cheers, Kirsteen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Makunouchi Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Thanks for posting that link. Radiology Ophthalmology Nuclear Med Never really had a definite specialty in mind though. Interesting though, since I remember doing a project on radiology / nuclear medicine way back in high school. For pediatrics, they forgot... Do you enjoy working with children? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adamanda Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Great site! My results 1. Plastic surgery 2. Orthopaedic surgery 3. Urology I am in fact aiming for surgery if I get in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nightriders19 Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Hmmm...turns out that quiz was just about right on for me...weird. My results: 1. Radiology 2. Dermatology 3. PM & R My number 1 choice right now is actually PM & R, and I've been considering radiology as well...never thought about dermatology, but those other 2 were actually at the top of my list before taking the quiz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ian Wong Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Heck, that quiz is old news. It was posted on here nearly three years ago, albeit in the CaRMS forum where mostly med students visit regularly: pub125.ezboard.com/fpremed101frm25.showMessage?topicID=6.topic Anyway, here's my top three. Still can't figure out how thoracics, urology, and radiology have anything in common with each other... 1 radiology 47 2 thoracic surgery 46 3 urology 44 Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 0T6 Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Hey Kirsteen, lol absolutely! actually I'd like to to internal medicine, but at a children's hospital Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thatuvicguy Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Hhmmm, interesting quiz - I'll have to look back on it in a few years when I actually get to make a decision about this stuff. My top three: 1. Dermatology 2. Pathology 3. Pediatrics Interestingly family practice (my pre-med ideal) came in at #24, right around "colon and rectal surgery". Has anyone had family practice near the top? Cheers, thatuviguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest moo Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 actually I'd like to to internal medicine, but at a children's hospital Is that even possible? By definition, internal med is adult medicine. (I know you can dual board in medicine/peds in the US but I don't think these programs exist in Canada.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steve U of T Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 "Interestingly family practice (my pre-med ideal) came in at #24, right around "colon and rectal surgery". Has anyone had family practice near the top?" Heh. Family medicine came in at #36 right at the bottom for me. I'm not sure if that's the actual bottom, since not all specialties may be listed. Of course, looking at the score for each specialty, there's not a lot of variability. The first 20 specialties were all within a few points of each other. I don't know how those scores are calculated, but a difference of 3 or 4 doesn't seem like a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MDSMelissa Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Hi thatuvicguy, I had family practice second. Just as an aside- colon & rectal surgery came in last :b ! Melissa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 0T6 Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Is that even possible? By definition, internal med is adult medicine. (I know you can dual board in medicine/peds in the US but I don't think these programs exist in Canada.) Really? I mean cardiologists, hematologists, and nephrologists working at sick kids or CHEO would be pediatric internal medicine specialists wouldn't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest moo Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Oh ok, that's what you meant... actually I don't think they are internal medicine subspecialties. They are actually pediatric subspecialties, meaning you would do your peds residency and then go on to subspecialize much like how you would start with internal, then go on to onco, endo, etc. if you wanted to deal with adults only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 0T6 Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Yep that's exactly what I meant, thanks for letting me know the differences! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest noncestvrai Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Interesting, 1 nephrology 2 hematology 3 allergy & immunology Although I was considering these (7-8-9) more before, really a tie b/w radiology and neurology. 7 radiology 8 nuclear med 9 neurology With the surgery specialties and FP ranking low I think this is a bit premature since the clerkships will be a more valuable tool for such a decision to be made. noncestvrai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kirsteen Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Hey Steve U of T, Family medicine was at the very bottom of my list, i.e., nothing below it. Cheers, Kirsteen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jmh2005 Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Gastro and Derm were tied for number 1, and tied for number 2 were ER and Gen Surg... I want to do FM and ER, but I actually love all 4 of my top choices but still have much derm to learn! At least Psych was last on my list...pretty accurate I say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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