1st year questions

[chameleonknight]

Hello, everyone.

I'm a first year that's trying to get more info on different specialities. So far, it looks like Internal Med (and the sub-specialites thereof), Neurology, and PM&R are the front runners. It seems like there is a lot of opportunity for patient contact and procedures. I've already met with one of the PM&R faculty at my school, and he seems exactly like the kind of doc I want to be.

Anyway, I was just curious as to why some of you chose PM&R and how it may differ from Neuro and IM. Also, any advice on how to find out more or what research would be pertinent would be awesome

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[axm397]

the aapmr website is a good place to start: www.aapmr.org

As a 1st year, you can look into externships/rotations for your first year summer - there's a thread on it on this forum.

you can also set up a few days - weeks to shadow a physiatrist.