I'm still just a second year med student, so I know I have a little while before I need to figure out what specialty I want to go into and all. However, I think I have a good amount of interest in pediatric rehab and I have a few questions about the field. I looked around a little on the site, but it seems like most of the info is a few years old.
First, where do most pediatric rehab doctors work? Is it mostly academic and large hospitals, or are there some private/group practice people out there?
Also, how do most patients end up seeing a pediatric rehab doctor? As in, do they get referred from their general pediatrician, from neurodevelopmental peds, from ortho, etc?
And, what is the deal with the combined residencies? I understand that you would still need to do a fellowship after to be boarded in pediatric rehab, but what are the advantages/disadvantages of this path? Is it particularly hard with only 6 (down to 5 with UBuffalo gone?) programs?
If you have any other advice/comments/info about pediatric rehab that would be great! It sounds like a really exciting field to me and I look forward to learning some more about it.
First, where do most pediatric rehab doctors work? Is it mostly academic and large hospitals, or are there some private/group practice people out there?
Also, how do most patients end up seeing a pediatric rehab doctor? As in, do they get referred from their general pediatrician, from neurodevelopmental peds, from ortho, etc?
And, what is the deal with the combined residencies? I understand that you would still need to do a fellowship after to be boarded in pediatric rehab, but what are the advantages/disadvantages of this path? Is it particularly hard with only 6 (down to 5 with UBuffalo gone?) programs?
If you have any other advice/comments/info about pediatric rehab that would be great! It sounds like a really exciting field to me and I look forward to learning some more about it.