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Hey all,
I'm a 4th year student planning to apply for Med/Peds residency programs in the very near future. I'm pretty set on the field, but was wondering if anyone could help me out with a couple things that have been on my mind for awhile.
1) Is there any data out there on the type of practices med/peds physicians have? I'm trying to determine the percentage of adults vs pediatric population they are caring for. How many are treating just adults? just kids? or a blend of both? I have worked with two med/peds physicians. One saw about 60% adults/40% peds while the other worked solely with adults. I guess the practice might be up to the physician's preference or demands of his or her community, but was looking for any national data out there if available.
2) One (somewhat unreliable) medicine resident with a skeptical view of meds/peds programs told me that 90% of docs who completed combined residency training programs (all combined programs, not just med/peds) were not re-certified in their combined specialties 10 years after finishing residency. Meaning, say, 10% of med/peds docs would only get re-certified in medicine or peds, but not both 10 years down the road. This was all combined programs so I'm not sure of the breakdown for each combination. I have not been able to confirm this info. Is anyone else aware of this?
Any answers or thoughts or ruminations about this career path would be great.
Thanks!
I'm a 4th year student planning to apply for Med/Peds residency programs in the very near future. I'm pretty set on the field, but was wondering if anyone could help me out with a couple things that have been on my mind for awhile.
1) Is there any data out there on the type of practices med/peds physicians have? I'm trying to determine the percentage of adults vs pediatric population they are caring for. How many are treating just adults? just kids? or a blend of both? I have worked with two med/peds physicians. One saw about 60% adults/40% peds while the other worked solely with adults. I guess the practice might be up to the physician's preference or demands of his or her community, but was looking for any national data out there if available.
2) One (somewhat unreliable) medicine resident with a skeptical view of meds/peds programs told me that 90% of docs who completed combined residency training programs (all combined programs, not just med/peds) were not re-certified in their combined specialties 10 years after finishing residency. Meaning, say, 10% of med/peds docs would only get re-certified in medicine or peds, but not both 10 years down the road. This was all combined programs so I'm not sure of the breakdown for each combination. I have not been able to confirm this info. Is anyone else aware of this?
Any answers or thoughts or ruminations about this career path would be great.
Thanks!