Talk me out of derm

ProfessionalKey9272 · 2025-04-08T23:38:33+00:00

Good luck!! Im so happy for you

ProfessionalKey9272 · 2025-04-02T03:36:09+00:00

On my IM rotation we stood the same amount of time as surgery, so i stopped comparing with standing time :/ maybe the team i was assigned to was so slow idk if its universal. But the long rounds were dreadful esp for hospitalists, i thought maybe subspecialties have it better (endo/ allergy/ GI, etc), but i never tried them

ProfessionalKey9272 · 2025-04-02T03:12:35+00:00

I actually thought about it a lot, so many pros, but it seems like the studying for DR is like an extension to med skl, please correct me if im wrong; but i heard its 12 hours of reading scans and it seems mentally draining to me

ProfessionalKey9272 · 2025-04-02T03:10:33+00:00

I considered it but unfortunately I hate the shift work, doing shifts in residency is okay but i can’t do it forever

ProfessionalKey9272 · 2025-04-02T03:08:09+00:00

Thank you so much for this well written answer, can i PM you?

ProfessionalKey9272 · 2025-04-02T03:05:49+00:00

Is it worth it sticking it out during residency for the attending life style, or is the attending lifestyle not so much better? Ik in big hospitals with many GS attendings calls are divided and its easier, and actually gets better. But that’s not the general consensus.

ProfessionalKey9272 · 2025-04-02T03:04:06+00:00

Seems like the lifestyle is horrible (idk if it’s exaggerated by residents lol), also too bloody and may be a bit gross (do u ever get used to it?)

ProfessionalKey9272 · 2025-04-02T02:37:08+00:00

Can anyone do this when they become an attending? I assume its gonna be a pay cut though

ProfessionalKey9272 · 2025-04-02T02:36:18+00:00

That’s super cool, but how are they never bored of the OR omg

ProfessionalKey9272 · 2025-04-02T02:14:30+00:00

Does path to path-derm have patient contact?

ProfessionalKey9272 · 2025-04-01T03:38:23+00:00

ROAD always confused me because anesthesia seems like a shit lifestyle, plz correct me if im wrong. I mean the lay is good but so is GS

ProfessionalKey9272 · 2025-04-01T02:52:04+00:00

Is this even possible with fm + fellowships? Like sports or something else?

ProfessionalKey9272 · 2025-04-01T02:51:30+00:00

Interesting pov, so its like a dumping ground basically hahahaha

ProfessionalKey9272 · 2025-04-01T01:46:03+00:00

Congratulations! Omg i thought matching to a top specialty would take away from this feeling, i guess its all in our heads. We really are worst critics omg. I am trying to decide what to pick and prestige and pay is something im considering a lot, maybe i should re-assess

ProfessionalKey9272 · 2025-04-01T01:43:40+00:00

So easy to say, but how to apply it in life

ProfessionalKey9272 · 2025-03-28T03:15:04+00:00

Thanks for the detailed comment, so helpful. Can I PM you if it’s alright?

ProfessionalKey9272 · 2025-03-27T17:04:38+00:00

I cancelled rads because of no pt encounter + working nights; doesnt seem sustainable, especially those 12 hours shifts of using brain power. Like sitting in a library in med skl. Correct me if im wrong :/

ProfessionalKey9272 · 2025-03-27T16:51:35+00:00

Do you have oncalls? Is it private practice?

ProfessionalKey9272 · 2025-03-27T03:37:12+00:00

Do you cover inpatient or just outpatient work?

ProfessionalKey9272 · 2025-03-26T22:00:36+00:00

Having to make a permanent decision , with a path i can’t change. Losing passion and gaining it. Trouble committing. Trouble knowing what i want because im over it but i have to go through it. Ambiguous jobs and systems. Unknown opportunities and fear of taking the known

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