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For rotations, I heard trauma, neurosurg, etc generally don't have great hours but what are some specialty/gen surgeries that are easier?
For rotations, I heard trauma, neurosurg, etc generally don't have great hours but what are some specialty/gen surgeries that are easier?
Vascular surgery. Quick cases. Minimal complications. Healthy and robust patient base. Cool tech. Sophisticated watch making kind of surgery in the morning, power tools in the afternoon. Very much a lifestyle specialty.
Vascular surgery. Quick cases. Minimal complications. Healthy and robust patient base. Cool tech. Sophisticated watch making kind of surgery in the morning, power tools in the afternoon. Very much a lifestyle specialty.
Vascular surgery = healthy and robust patient base ???
Are you sure you're a resident
Vascular surgery. Quick cases. Minimal complications. Healthy and robust patient base. Cool tech. Sophisticated watch making kind of surgery in the morning, power tools in the afternoon. Very much a lifestyle specialty.
Vascular surgery = healthy and robust patient base ???
Are you sure you're a resident
Can confirm. Am resident.
Almost forgot to mention. Vascular patients are also super compliant. You tell them to stop smoking. Boom. It’s done. Cigarettes down the toilet. You ask them to lose some weight and control their sugars. Boom. It’s done. Twinkie’s down the toilet.
Can confirm. Am resident.
Almost forgot to mention. Vascular patients are also super compliant. You tell them to stop smoking. Boom. It’s done. Cigarettes down the toilet. You ask them to lose some weight and control their sugars. Boom. It’s done. Twinkie’s down the toilet.
All of these are going to be institutional dependent. Your best bet is to talk to people who have already rotated through surgery and see what they think will be the lightest.Thanks everyone! Is vascular surgery generally pretty bad in terms of hours and stressful to rotate through? My options for surgery rotations part I are: bariatric, colorectal, pediatric, surgical oncology, and trauma. Would bariatric and pediatric be better to rotate through?
For part 2 of surgery rotations, my options are: anesthesia, interventional radiology, plastics, endocrine, ENT, SICU (there aren't any operations in SICU right, just learning how to care for patients in SICU?), and urology.
I don't want anything intense and have no interest in going into a surgical field. I know so little about all these specialty surgeries so if those who are more knowledgeable can offer some advice on what to choose that'd be really helpful. Thank you!
Almost forgot to mention. Vascular patients are also super compliant. You tell them to stop smoking. Boom. It’s done. Cigarettes down the toilet. You ask them to lose some weight and control their sugars. Boom. It’s done. Twinkie’s down the toilet.
Vascular surgery. Quick cases. Minimal complications. Healthy and robust patient base. Cool tech. Sophisticated watch making kind of surgery in the morning, power tools in the afternoon. Very much a lifestyle specialty.
Urology is a pretty cush deal. Lots of office hours. Not a ton of on call emergencies that can't be handled the next morning. Pay is great.
All of these are going to be institutional dependent. Your best bet is to talk to people who have already rotated through surgery and see what they think will be the lightest.
Bariatrics or colorectal would probably be the lightest in the first group. From a learning perspective colorectal would probably be better and prepare you more for the shelf. Out of the second group I would probably pick either SICU or anesthesia?
Vascular surgery. Quick cases. Minimal complications. Healthy and robust patient base. Cool tech. Sophisticated watch making kind of surgery in the morning, power tools in the afternoon. Very much a lifestyle specialty.
Endocrine surgery, breast surgery, surgical oncology that handles melanoma. These cases are usually non-emergent and essentially never done at night. The cases are also super short so you don't spend forever in the OR.