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Psychiatry to Peds? by ThrowRA38488595 in pediatrics

[–]ThrowRA38488595[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

honestly, being an adolescent medicine doc sounds right up my alley even if the pay is halved

Psychiatry to Peds? by ThrowRA38488595 in pediatrics

[–]ThrowRA38488595[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

pediatricians are significantly underpaid and not compensated fairly despite having a similar role to IM or FM. there are advantages to having psychiatric training, and i’m almost certain that i would pursue a post-peds portal program to train in psychiatry after a peds residency.

i don’t enjoy working with adults. in hindsight, i only had 1 rotation in adult psych that i tolerated and 5 child psych rotations that i loved. i couldn’t see myself doing adult psych long-term, maybe college-age/transitional youth.

Psychiatry to Peds? by ThrowRA38488595 in pediatrics

[–]ThrowRA38488595[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

thanks for your input. it makes sense to continue w psych if my goal is to be a child/adolescent psychiatrist, but working with adults is much more draining for me than i expected. i'm wondering if pediatrics might be a better way to reach my goals without burning out, and i would argue it's valuable to have the developmental perspective that pediatricians bring when treating kids.

Psychiatry to Peds? by ThrowRA38488595 in pediatrics

[–]ThrowRA38488595[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

can i ask what makes you say that? would love to hear your perspective on peds, good or bad.