Life after residency with no fellowships

[impressivemangojuice]

Can i go into private practice with just my peds residency and survive okish?

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[SurfingDoctor]

Can i go into private practice with just my peds residency and survive okish?

Yes. You will likely make more in private practice than having done a fellowship.

 

[GoSpursGo]

Can i go into private practice with just my peds residency and survive okish?

Agree with above. With the exception of Peds EM, NICU, and maybe peds GI/cards, fellowships won't make you more money. The point of doing a peds fellowship really comes down to practicing the medicine that you find intellectually interesting.

 

[wuba]

Differences in Lifetime Earning Potential for Pediatric ...https://pediatrics.aappublications.org › early › 2021/03/08

With the exception of cardiology, neonatology, critical care, +/- emergency medicine, your lifetime earning potential is lower with fellowship than without. Unique to pediatrics, thanks mostly to awful Medicaid reimbursement

 

[zeppelinpage4]

Agree with above. With the exception of Peds EM, NICU, and maybe peds GI/cards, fellowships won't make you more money. The point of doing a peds fellowship really comes down to practicing the medicine that you find intellectually interesting.

Agreed. The other specialty that may pay more is Allergy/Immunolgy but I think that’s because you can do adult medicine going that route, at which point you’re more an IM sub specialist.

 

[CodeRedDew]

What is the general consensus/advice on matching into fellowship if you decide to try out general practice for a few years after residency? Do people seek out research opportunities while they’re an attending in general practice? Do these applicants (vs traditional “resident” applying into fellowship) get ranked based on other factors?

 

[SurfingDoctor]

What is the general consensus/advice on matching into fellowship if you decide to try out general practice for a few years after residency? Do people seek out research opportunities while they’re an attending in general practice? Do these applicants (vs traditional “resident” applying into fellowship) get ranked based on other factors?

Depends on what you're aiming for. If the subspecialty is less competitive, it usually means the applicant is more mature and competent as they have been an attending. If you are aiming for a more competitive subspecialty, the maturity is offset my the fact that you've been out of the academic game so to speak for a while compared to other applicants and typically have weaker letters and less CV padding.

My general take is if you really want to do a subspecialty, waiting is generally not to your benefit and you should just do it. If you are unsure you want to do a subspecialty, then just forget about it and never look back (for various reasons... but primarily financially). While you could change later, the cost is generally not worth it.