hopeful26 Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Hello everyone! I am doing an IM residency in NY, second year. I am considering doing an endocrinology fellowship. I would like to return to Canada once I'm done. Can someone shed some light on how endocrinologists do in Canada, in terms of job opportunities, salaries, lifestyle, patient population. Thank you so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goleafsgochris Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 From what I hear, its similar to the "softer" IM subspecialties. Call higher is residency, but money is GREAT and you can pretty easily set up a 9-5 lifestyle once you start, and make over 300k. Great job once you get past the training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheech10 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 The nice thing is that it is not resource-intensive, so very easy to open your own office/clinic wherever you like. Job opportunities are pretty good. As a primarily outpatient specialty, lifestyle is very good (little call), but of course your income is proportional to the number of patients you see in clinic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renin Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 I love Endocrine! It's very fun! Your ward patients are mostly DM1/2 management; along with some thyroid stuff mixed in there. In my 4 weeks on selective, there is a huge range of patients in clinic! It's really rewarding work! The only thing is, you must be ready to explain a million times to nurses why sliding scale is reactive and why correction scales are different, and why someone with Type 1 diabetes should ALWAYS have insulin on board and why a blood sugar of 4.8 does not mean that the person doesn't get their aspart before they eat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EoE Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 I like looking the specialty profile documents on this CMA page, profiling different specialties in a relatively objective (albiet self-reported) way. I find it useful to open up a bunch and compare for more meaning... ie endo vs. other IM subspecialty programs for relative satisfaction, hours, etc. Here is the endocrine profile (pdf). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviathan Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 I love Endocrine! It's very fun! Your ward patients are mostly DM1/2 management; along with some thyroid stuff mixed in there. In my 4 weeks on selective, there is a huge range of patients in clinic! It's really rewarding work! The only thing is, you must be ready to explain a million times to nurses why sliding scale is reactive and why correction scales are different, and why someone with Type 1 diabetes should ALWAYS have insulin on board and why a blood sugar of 4.8 does not mean that the person doesn't get their aspart before they eat! Also explaining a million times why you aren't turning off the insulin drip on a DKA patient when their sugars get lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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