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From a couple of my previous posts and my "research" on Reddit I found out that Critical Care is a great speciality that offers variety, you can diagnose, you can do procedures, people are collapsing out of various reasons, it just seems to be a great anti-boring speciality.
On the other hand, Nephrology is an incredibly interesting field and from what I've seen or read here or there it is also quite cerebral, not so much repetitive and it connects to CC quite well because every second patient has something wrong with kidneys.
ID, on the other hand, has always interested me, there is something beautiful in Microbiology and how those little creatures can mutate and become more and more advanced even trough vaccines or antibiotics. Some can even seem like something else so it takes a lot of "puzzling" work to make a good call/diagnosis/treatment. Also somewhere was stated that ICU/CC patients and patients, in general, are dying mostly due to Infectious Diseases. (That article even said there's a need for good brains in ID. ) I also know this can be combined with CC.
What is on my mind is if I could be a CC specialist who is also specialist on ID and Nephrology so I don't have to consult so much and I can save time doing more work. I've never been interested in hours or lifestyle so I wouldn't mind working a lot.
I just wanted to know if this combo is possible,
Also if it even makes sense, I know as a CC I can always call a specialist but I also know the time is precious.
And lastly, I wanted to know, in a case this combo was possible and made sense if a person can still be a Consultant in Renal and ID even though he is a CC in some big tertiary academic centre. (that's just my wish, to boost that variety.)
On the other hand, Nephrology is an incredibly interesting field and from what I've seen or read here or there it is also quite cerebral, not so much repetitive and it connects to CC quite well because every second patient has something wrong with kidneys.
ID, on the other hand, has always interested me, there is something beautiful in Microbiology and how those little creatures can mutate and become more and more advanced even trough vaccines or antibiotics. Some can even seem like something else so it takes a lot of "puzzling" work to make a good call/diagnosis/treatment. Also somewhere was stated that ICU/CC patients and patients, in general, are dying mostly due to Infectious Diseases. (That article even said there's a need for good brains in ID. ) I also know this can be combined with CC.
What is on my mind is if I could be a CC specialist who is also specialist on ID and Nephrology so I don't have to consult so much and I can save time doing more work. I've never been interested in hours or lifestyle so I wouldn't mind working a lot.
I just wanted to know if this combo is possible,
Also if it even makes sense, I know as a CC I can always call a specialist but I also know the time is precious.
And lastly, I wanted to know, in a case this combo was possible and made sense if a person can still be a Consultant in Renal and ID even though he is a CC in some big tertiary academic centre. (that's just my wish, to boost that variety.)