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Hi everyone,
I'm 99% certain I want to do vascular surgery, but am wondering if the 5 year integrated programs will prepare me well enough versus a general surgery then fellowship approach. Does anybody have any insight to which approach is preferred?
I personally feel like the pros of doing general surgery residency is having the opportunity to re-evaluate which subspecialties are the best fit for me since as a medical student you have very minimal experience, but at this point I really think I'd be happy in vascular surgery. Obviously if I'd be a better surgeon going through a general surgery residency, I'd apply to some gen surg programs but have been leaning towards focusing my efforts on integrated programs for now.
Thanks for your time!
I'm 99% certain I want to do vascular surgery, but am wondering if the 5 year integrated programs will prepare me well enough versus a general surgery then fellowship approach. Does anybody have any insight to which approach is preferred?
I personally feel like the pros of doing general surgery residency is having the opportunity to re-evaluate which subspecialties are the best fit for me since as a medical student you have very minimal experience, but at this point I really think I'd be happy in vascular surgery. Obviously if I'd be a better surgeon going through a general surgery residency, I'd apply to some gen surg programs but have been leaning towards focusing my efforts on integrated programs for now.
Thanks for your time!