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DrJD
10-25-2005, 06:12 PM
I was looking through the board and it doesn't look like there has been a thread for both current or new students to say what they think they want to do their residency in....

- Just tell us whether you are a current student or a Jan 2006 student
- If current, what term are you now?
- What specialty you are thinking you want to do now...
- And if you want can include why...

I am a January 2006 student and right now I am leaning towards OB/GYN...

Let everyone know!
teratos
10-25-2005, 06:14 PM
Interesting idea. It would be fun to see what people want to do, and compare it to the trend in match lists. (OK, so I have a strange idea of fun)G
little_indian_boy
10-25-2005, 06:19 PM
Jan 2006 start.

If I could really do any residency I wanted, it would be facial, plastic, reconstructive surgery in downtown Manhattan or in Los Angeles. LOL!

It's fun to dream. But hey, thats how most goals are achieved.

Seriously however, I am shooting for a general surgery residency (categorical). Why? I love examining the internal organs of the human body and seeing how things are connected and function.
MDXRS22
10-25-2005, 06:22 PM
January 2006
Have in mind since I was a kid: Neurology& Ortho
Red Devil
10-25-2005, 06:30 PM
i'll be startin in Jan 06 as well :)

hmm...i guess i'll have to go with pediatric cardiology...ohhh and i'm with little indian boy...i'd love to practice in downtown manhattan! ;)
orthonut
10-25-2005, 06:54 PM
I want to do a double internship in Food Animal and Equine at CSU. Then I want to do an Ortho and Gen surg residency at Rood & Riddle or Hagyard-Davidson-McGee in KY.
vtrain
10-25-2005, 06:59 PM
4th term. Ophtho at Bascom Palmer, then a retina fellowship at Wilmer. But first I just have to figure out how to pass path.
GonnaBaMD7
10-25-2005, 07:05 PM
Wow, everyone has such high aspirations. I just want to do internal medicine, hopefully at a well respected university program.
BTW, I'm Jan. '06
jaywalk81
10-25-2005, 07:06 PM
jan 2006
double residency in EM/IM hoping in LIJ in NYC or SUNY downtown medical
teratos
10-25-2005, 07:07 PM
Wow, everyone has such high aspirations. I just want to do internal medicine, hopefully at a well respected university program.
BTW, I'm Jan. '06

Consider a good community program if you want to stick with primary care. You will do more when there are no fellows to compete with for procedures/patients. G
onlyinthemorning
10-25-2005, 07:13 PM
I'm not applying for a residency, I just want an MD to pad my resume for when I apply to law school.
teratos
10-25-2005, 07:14 PM
I'm not applying for a residency, I just want an MD to pad my resume for when I apply to law school.

If you see any big sharks in the ocean, you should pet them. Go ahead, they're friendly.....
jaywalk81
10-25-2005, 07:15 PM
hahahahaha ...at least its better than padding a resume to apply for nursing school
drturtle
10-25-2005, 07:51 PM
Working towards surg... specialty tbd.
MD0002
10-25-2005, 08:01 PM
Jan 2006 start.

If I could really do any residency I wanted, it would be facial, plastic, reconstructive surgery in downtown Manhattan or in Los Angeles. LOL!

It's fun to dream. But hey, thats how most goals are achieved.

Seriously however, I am shooting for a general surgery residency (categorical). Why? I love examining the internal organs of the human body and seeing how things are connected and function.

just make sure to rock that USMLE step I :)
daguru
10-25-2005, 08:04 PM
4th term.

surgery. specialty also to be determined.

hopefully residency in nj/nyc, but i will go where i have to if i dont get in somewhere in nyc/nj
Rehtaeh707
10-25-2005, 08:33 PM
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emt036
10-25-2005, 09:57 PM
4th term...

EM or Trauma Surgery...
jaywalk81
10-25-2005, 10:01 PM
hey emt..how would u do trauma surgery? is that like 5 yr general surgery then a fellowship in trauma surg?
i havent found any hospital that has trauma surg as a fellowship tho...
emt036
10-25-2005, 10:12 PM
hey emt..how would u do trauma surgery? is that like 5 yr general surgery then a fellowship in trauma surg?
i havent found any hospital that has trauma surg as a fellowship tho...
Yeah it's 5 years general surgery and then 2 years Trauma/Critical Care. Trauma is not a recognized speciality, so there aren't many programs, hence they are pretty competetive. That's why I it's a bit of a risk to go in to -- don't know if I could spend the rest of my life as a general surgeon if I didn't get the fellowship.

For a list, see:
http://www.trauma.org/resources/fellowships/fellowships.html
jaywalk81
10-25-2005, 10:23 PM
Yeah it's 5 years general surgery and then 2 years Trauma/Critical Care. Trauma is not a recognized speciality, so there aren't many programs, hence they are pretty competetive. That's why I it's a bit of a risk to go in to -- don't know if I could spend the rest of my life as a general surgeon if I didn't get the fellowship.

For a list, see:
http://www.trauma.org/resources/fellowships/fellowships.html
thanks for that info emt!
wow 7 yrs in residency...thats tough
orthonut
10-25-2005, 10:34 PM
Jan 2006 start.

If I could really do any residency I wanted, it would be facial, plastic, reconstructive surgery in downtown Manhattan or in Los Angeles. LOL!

It's fun to dream. But hey, thats how most goals are achieved.

Seriously however, I am shooting for a general surgery residency (categorical). Why? I love examining the internal organs of the human body and seeing how things are connected and function.a very wise (and extremely good) surgeon once told me that "to be a good surgeon, you only have to know two things. How to cut the bad stuff out and how to sew the good stuff back together"

I LOVE SURGERY!!! WOOO-HOOO!

In case you haven't figured it out I'm vet type. Finishing my prevet here cause none of my vet tech school credits transferred...but I still have those letters after my name. On the quest for more letters. I hope one day to have more letters after my name than in my name. Only 7 more letters to go!
GonnaBaMD7
10-25-2005, 10:54 PM
a very wise (and extremely good) surgeon once told me that "to be a good surgeon, you only have to know two things. How to cut the bad stuff out and how to sew the good stuff back together"

I LOVE SURGERY!!! WOOO-HOOO!

In case you haven't figured it out I'm vet type. Finishing my prevet here cause none of my vet tech school credits transferred...but I still have those letters after my name. On the quest for more letters. I hope one day to have more letters after my name than in my name. Only 7 more letters to go!

Orthonut only has 8 letters!!:p
JKDMed
10-26-2005, 12:30 PM
Surgery. Unless you're a DO school, then it's FP
sarahtarah
10-26-2005, 01:14 PM
i wanna be an ophthalmologist! :D
little_indian_boy
10-26-2005, 01:31 PM
i wanna be an ophthalmologist! :D

I had my interview with an optho resident in Buffalo who is a SGU graduate.
sarahtarah
10-26-2005, 01:51 PM
wow no way! how awesome is that!!
orthonut
10-26-2005, 07:21 PM
Surgery. Unless you're a DO school, then it's FPActually, DOs aren't stuck with FP in my area at least. There are quite a few ER docs that are DO. Just an aside.
McGillGrad
10-26-2005, 07:33 PM
I am interested in Surgery or IM/Cards.

But who knows what I will think once I actually do rotations and actually see what I might be doing for 3-5 years.
JKDMed
10-26-2005, 08:24 PM
Actually, DOs aren't stuck with FP in my area at least. There are quite a few ER docs that are DO. Just an aside.

10-4 that, but most I have applied to have a, "primary care" mission.