Guest shoopshoop Posted July 24, 2003 Report Share Posted July 24, 2003 QUOTE FROM IAN WONG ONCE: here's the "typical path" to becoming a surgeon for someone at your stage. 1 year : Finish high school. 4 years: Complete a Bachelor's degree in university 4 years: Complete a medical degree 5 years: Complete a surgical residency Now my (shoopshoop) question: what if someone wanted to become a family doctor or study anesthesia..etc. don't u have to endure almost the same number of yrs? i mean if it's only a difference of 2 or 3 yrs...it won't make a darn difference for one that spent 80 percent of his ife studying,right? (btw, im a 12th grader next year so that might explain my underknowledge of things like these ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cheech10 Posted July 24, 2003 Report Share Posted July 24, 2003 Only difference is in residency: Family => 2 years (+1 optional year of further training in emerg, ob, or psych if you are interested, I believe), so 2 or 3 years saved Anesthesia => 5 years (no difference from surgery) Fellowships for subspecialised training can add another 2 or 3 years to these training times. So really there is little difference in the number of years pent training from your current position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shoopshoop Posted July 25, 2003 Report Share Posted July 25, 2003 thanx for the enlightment.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest macMDstudent Posted July 25, 2003 Report Share Posted July 25, 2003 From what I've heard, knowing several docs and being in the system now myself, there is something else to consider. Although specialty training is "only" 3 more years than family medicine, you have to compare the residency years. There is far more on-call (24 hours or longer shifts) in the surgical specialty residencies, internal medicine, and anesthesia than there is in Family Medicine. From what I've been told, having a life outside residency is possible in Family Medicine, which of course has some on-call but is somewhat more like "long office hours" for the most part from what I've heard. However in those other specialties where a 70-100+ work week is common, your whole life can be consumed by your training. Of course, all residencies demand change as you move from rotation to rotation (ie. working in each department of the hospital for a number of weeks or months). There are going to be times where a Family Medicine resident has to pull off a 100 week as well. Please note, I am not saying one residency is better or worse than the other; just trying to point out they are different. Each person has to decide what suits them the best, but should be aware of what they are getting into before making a big decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UWOMED2005 Posted July 26, 2003 Report Share Posted July 26, 2003 Not to mention the fact when you get to your mid to late twenties and you've been in school almost two dog's lives, 5 can seem like a lot more than 2. But in the end, most people choose what they love to do rather than worry about a year or two here or there. . . any specialty with any length of training can be hell if you don't like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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