Vampire. The short answer is, the best correlation is still STEP 1 scores and SAT/MCAT scores. Also as a neurosurg your options of living are limited. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the country about clinical, business and policy issues affecting spine care. To get the volume you need to survive, chances are you’re living in a city. Once you are an attending it’s all on you and you have to get things done. As another side note, residency programs are a lot easier than even when i did it. The bad is that your surgical experience will suffer. Overall, we expect you to be available/affable >>> able. I am an orthopedic surgeon on the east coast. We for the most part like that PM&R will do some of the needle stuff, but sometimes pain docs come across as milking the patient for money with a hundred shots (some of these notes have like trigger point, facet blocks, and a bunch of stuff that together seem questionable). Press J to jump to the feed. I think you can't really make any generalisation, other than life in the UK as a doctor isn't really all that terrible. Private practice? I have seen some programs with a 6th year with one year dedicated to research. Now, we have a guy that operates on the left shoulder exclusively (/s). Banged your knee up playing soccer? As a surgicalist, i work seven 24 hour shifts a month and get 23 days off, so my lifestyle i would argue is better than most. I have other friends who are employed general surgeons and work shifts, with call averaging 1 in 7; they trade their better lifestyle for a lower salary (and less control than they would have in PP). In 5th year, this is where it all comes together. It was middle of the road. Not sure what your 2nd question is. The highest average number of procedures performed monthly (35) is by orthopedic surgeons in the 40 to 49 age bracket. Reddit's home for wholesome discussion related to pre-medical studies. I am an orthopedic surgeon on the east coast. Unlike residency apps, fellowships aren't as hard to get into unless you're looking for a top 5 program. Orthobullets for common ortho mgmt. Neurosurg is also more research oriented as most if not all programs are academic. hide. I try not to be home after 6 ever so I can put my kids to bed and I don’t bring work home with me, Went to Albany Med. I game a bit but that hobby is practically dead since I have a 1 year old now. This is where reputations are made so first impressions were important. Otherwise ... again for me it’s a no brainer. If you work in private practice, everything is incentivizing you to work because you're paying for overhead (staff, office, etc). If you fail, you will be ridiculed and bring shame to your program. Things have changed where no longer do you HAVE to work 60+ hours a week. This will vary with the program. As a 2nd year, this is the feeling out period where the chief ortho residents decided whether you were worth something. So USMLE is important and then your letters of recommendation. I think this trend initially started to persuade people / fill people in on a field that was relatively unknown (PM&R). You people have evolved beyond the need for sleep, or food. My mother went there. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. If you're taking care of lacs in the ED, be willing/able to sew it up. I don’t teach anymore since I left fellowship and started practice. We (at least at my program) will teach you. Step scores I/II were 254. But if you do a fellowship in hand, are work in a practice where someone else takes care of trauma calls, then it could be lifestyle friendly. Well, here is the straight poop on it from a guy who took call for orthopedics for over 30 years. There will be an even greater shortage of ortho surgeons due to this phenomenon. Being an orthopedic surgeon is no simple task and therefore requires many hardships to reach in that very position. Orthopedists are a very healthy group, at least according to their self-reported scores. Log in or sign up to leave a comment Log In Sign Up. He received his MD at Rush University followed by a 5 year Orthopedic Surgery Residency at Northwestern in Chicago. So what i'm saying is, you'll never go hungry. As a surgicalist, i work seven 24 hour shifts a month and get 23 days off, so my lifestyle i would argue is better than most. Orthopedic surgeons deal with the entire musculoskeletal system, from birth until our last breath of life. One of my partners is a DO and he’s great. He is an Orthopedic Surgeon with offices in Pleasanton, San Ramon and Tracy, California. Try to learn the indications for the cases you're participating in. They are the ones who allows us to move, work and be active. The 5 least healthy were general surgeons, psychiatrists, ob/gyns, pediatricians, and critical care physicians. Surgeons of reddit, what’s it like being in the OR saving a life? But i think unlike the other subspecialty surgical fields, the volume of ortho is IMMENSE. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. We call them needle jockeys. This is also when you learn the most of ortho knowledge base and the curve is steep because med school does not prepare you for ortho. The good side is once people figured you were ortho, you got more respect and residents tended to trust you more. I went to a school that was one of the last ones to be old school. The Broward program, which is a dually accredited AOA/ACGME orthopedic surgery residency, recently received 450 applications for 3 training slots. The minute i saw that shiny mallet, it was love at first sight. Housekeeping: Due to the way residency is structured, residents now are getting less hands on experience than ever. Whenever possible, our surgeons use minimally invasive surgery techniques to lessen the impact of tissue injury and provide your pet … At our small hospital only the vascular surgeons were in the ER more when on call. Thanks for this!! Ortho docs spend 4 years in college. Depending on the rotation you need to know/quickly learn anatomy. Dr. Viess is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, with fellowship training in sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery. But since i saw a derm post, we should be good. Seeing all the shiny gadgets, watching some dude using a 10 lb mallet to whack a flex nail out of a kids tibia was an "A-ha" moment of clarity. I don’t understand why people take their babies there in the weird videos I see on YouTube. They make 1 mil prolly. I'm wondering how much research experience your residents have? Doesn't hurt to stay fit. For me, i love this speciality and could not see myself doing anything else. Try to get in with someone who publishes a lot to get your name on a paper in JBJS. The life of a surgeon is all about choices, starting with the career we chose, then the partner(s), both personal and business. Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 19 Today, I'm going to do a deep dive into some match data for orthopedic surgery, which is known to be one of the more competitive specialties out there. Initially was a general ortho surgeon doing bread and butter stuff out in the boonies. There's a formula somewhere. Ranking at or near the top of your class, and a COMLEX score in the 85th percentile or above, are baseline qualifications for competitive applicants. This is becoming more popular because it’s more secure. So it's not impossible. 100% Upvoted. So instead of one guy taking care of the entire body, it takes 6 surgeons to do the same work. Trauma surgery is intense. Also lifestyle angle, not sure I’ve met many lifestyle oriented neurosurgeons. Are you under constant stress? handbook of fractures is good, but I think orthobullets is better these days. Orthopedic surgeon: Benefits. Know where the reds, blues and yellows are. Hospital systems are also buying groups up -often times a group of aging surgeons looking to be bought out for a golden parachute or guys that can’t survive out in the wild. Before you decide to become a surgeon, you should consider whether you want to study hard, work hard, make some sacrifices regarding your personal life, help people, and enjoy a rewarding but demanding career. The peds rotation was great because you did everything surgery wise, but also almost harder than 2nd year in terms of trauma because if you're in a western state, the cachement area for peds is huge. Certain programs are more "bro" oriented, but that's changing. If we run through the approach/case with you and specifically highlight certain anatomy, try to remember it for if/when someone asks you in the OR. I'm assuming you're a guy based on the general m/f ratio in the field, but would you happen to know how women do in the field and how comfortable they feel during residency and after? Background: I'm a board certified orthopaedic surgeon. Maybe a couple of hours of work a month. If not it helps if the person is well known in the community. Six spine surgeons offer advice to medical residents who are considering taking up spine. We'll save it in our wiki for future reference! Sort by. On the side i have a lot of different side hustles including IMES, case reviews, and even some locum work. Especially PMR interventionalists. Thanks. Surgeons of reddit, what’s it like being in the OR saving a life? One of my good med school friends did neurosurg. Residencies in orthopedic surgery take five years to complete, with applicants far outnumbering available slots. They can be helpful and profitable in the office. So yeah, orthopaedic surgeons are busy....people break a ton of bones at 3 am on a saturday night. Any advice on what you think of both? One that i have never had before or since. You can do as much or as little as you want. You will definitely have complications -everyone does or they are liars. Just pick up a few issues from the library and look for the names that show up twice a year + call them up and see if you can get in. Then 4 years in medical school. And so, they have to receive many benefits to lead a comfortable, stress-free life. Don't ask to go home early. Because that's going to be the majority of your life during residency. How hard do you want to work? Grades honestly don’t matter -just don’t fail. This year I did ~500 operations, Sure message me and I’ll figure out if that works. Know anatomy -- deforming forces on fractures, reds, blues and yellows as above. Let's look at the data to see if this holds true. Its not chill like the ROADS specialities. I have spent 23 hours operating on one patient (and I am a fast surgeon) fixing 16 broken bones. Hopefully attendings will leave you in the room by yourself and you can go skin to skin without interruption. I know surgeons working at Kaiser that work 35-40 hours a week and make 400k. Surgeons of Reddit: can you describe what your lifestyle is like out of residency? If you don't know something, ask. Our orthopedic services team includes surgeons, specialists, therapists and technicians. Two friends who are Colorectal surgeons, take no general surgery call, and have a largely elective practice with very reasonable hours. I knew it. Definitely reduces some of the hesitancy I have to dive into a surgical specialty. You hit the nail on the head. Do you guys have any questions about medicine, surgery, medical school … Side Note: Didn't see an ortho post so figured i'd fill in a blank. skin/soft tissue? Used to be one general ortho surgeon could do surgeries all over the body. Residency years: Intern year: You're essentially another gen surg prelim. But then i work my extra jobs because i'm bored, but that's a personal decision. Thoughts on mid-level encroachment? The fields are completely different. Once you've seen it done once, however, you should be able to pick up on what supplies are needed. The gen surg chiefs preferred ortho guys/gals because we took pride in our work and were here to stay (as opposed to transitions/prelims that were gone after a year). I’ve never been to one. I'll try to edit stuff down the road. Thoughts on DO students in the match? I have friends with two, even three fellowships, which i think is insane. If I am at a huge debate between ortho/neurosurg (both share spine, both use cool toys). On the downside, it's gen surg and it's intern year. When we do BKAs and the like, we appreciate PM&R taking over from the rehab side of things. And if you're talking about spine and back pain? The non-spine Ortho stuff or the non spine neurosurg stuff. Close. You said you're a PD. Some results: rheumatologists are happiest, dermatologists are healthiest, 1/3 of docs were … I keep hearing stories of there being fewer and fewer private practices in existence and doctors being pushed back into hospitals, Also lots of people coming out of residency want to work for a hospital system because the starting salaries are higher - sometimes 500K or more, But usually after 2 years they move the goal posts and you hit a ceiling with your income and in the long run most private practice surgeons have higher incomes. So there's never an end to the fun. Reasons to do Ortho: Lifestyle: People really misunderstand an ortho surgeon's lifestyle. So surgeons of reddit, do you really work 80+ hours per week? A new Medscape poll probes doctor lifestyles. At a minimum you should be in the 500 club (step 1 score + bench press > 500). Not OP but Handbook of fractures, Netter's orthopedic anatomy are good places to start, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the medicalschool community. However these days theres alot more hospital employed surgeons. The good ol' days. I have minimal research interests but still do a little. When this next generation retires, the landscape of ortho will change even more. Some are easier, some suck... 2nd/3rd year: Everyone's experiences will be different. of fractures. There's plenty of consultants hitting 60-80 hour weeks, but there's probably also lots in the US. He is on staff at ValleyCare Memorial, San Ramon Regional Medical Center and Sutter Tracy. The other model of employment is hospital employed position. Let me add an answer that is relevant, I believe, but from a slightly different perspective. Patients are offered the most current and evidence-based treatment options, customized to their lifestyle. Since MSK makes up the majority of the body, and we're responsible for that, in turn there's a shit ton of surgeries to play with. Figure out when to seem interested and ask questions, when to sit back and just do work. If you're reading this and you're a resident who wants to share your specialty experience, check out this post to see some requests, and then start your own "Why you should go into X" thread in the sub. The Surgeon’s Cut is a new four part documentary offering a glimpse into the world of surgery by telling the personal stories of four exceptional surgeons, which will stream on Netflix. The proportion of surgeons who remain active past the age of 70 represented 5 percent of the total orthopedic workforce in 2006. If you are looking for an academic position after training, then it becomes slightly more important. What should I study coming into my SubI to really rock the rotation?? Dr. Viess is a native of San Mateo, CA and a graduate of Duke University. Thus the fellowship heavy training, which leads to even less that residents do (as fellows do all the surgeries). It’s true for surgeons too because surgeons are also doctors. But in smaller towns, this will become an issue. There will be a moment where you reach the singularity point and all that training comes together. Topics ... and burnout. I work 80-100 hours a week and still have plenty of time for hobbies and killing time on the internet. Ortho is less life and death, less serious. I had no idea this is an option. And bone. Hey all, I'm a current M3 and have narrowed down my specialty choice to three fields, with ortho being one of them. I am about to go into my intern year for surgery, and I unfortunately have not met a lot of surgeons outside of my own med school/residency program whom I can ask about this stuff. Did some research and published towards 4th year, but almost after the fact in terms of applications. You also could fall in love with another subspecialty theoretically. Bad day in the OR? Let me explain. Neurosurg you’re dealing with ICU patients, shunts, cancer. In our 4th year we did mainly peds, with some spine, foot and ankle, sports. Lifestyle and work hours is a totally different ballpark though. I think if you LOVE the nervous system and being a hero, saving lives, then neurosurg is for you. Because you can always find someone in pain and sometimes take advantage of them. Nerves/CNS? Rotations vary between programs, ours included ICU, vascular, cardiothoracic, urology among others. Orthopedic surgeon lifestyle is not easy. That could be ortho. This post will be cataloged on the wiki for posterity. This is also the time when you start applying to fellowships. Is this a common trend you see? You do the best you can so you can sleep at night with a good conscience. no comments yet. Posted by 6 years ago. Generally speaking you should know basic ortho trauma -- open fractures, ankle fractures, hip fractures, distal radius fx. Okay, but how much do I need to be able to bench to be considered competitive? 99 votes, 201 comments. Surgeons 70 and older report performing an average of 19 procedures per month. Genres: Romance, Life, Drama, Medical. Also, we have had many residents not AOA or had a Step 1 score below 230. 5 year vs 7 year residency. And the most intelligent questions are when you’ve already read up on it beforehand. My father was a surgeon, practicing thoracic/abdominal surgery in New England. I’m in a group of 20 other orthopods. We have the expertise to provide the appropriate level of care for your needs. I feel I have good enough stats (260+ step 1, AOA, honors in all clinical rotations so far, engineering background) to be a competitive applicant for ortho, but my question is more about lifestyle. The good is that you'll have a slightly better lifestyle. I know surgeons working at Kaiser that work 35-40 hours a week and make 400k. We also have some of the coolest toys. Congratulations, now you can make money. It depends much more on career and circumstances. Press J to jump to the feed. So this is your chance to do everything NOT in your fellowship so that when you're an attending, you don't forget the other stuff. I have medical students that come through to shadow sometimes and that can be fun but it’s hard to really teach anything in a week or two. We do have an OITE program where we do practice tests throughout residency. Surgeries: I once made a post that i think ortho has the most broad and numerous amounts of surgeries. Possibly 1 year internship. I think you should consider what you'll be doing besides spine in either. I was a 4th year AOA. However these days theres alot more hospital employed surgeons. Just happened to get lost one day 3rd year during my peds surg rotation and drop into a peds ortho hardware removal case. Did you take DOs? Also Known As: Green Scalpel, Geurin Meseu, Green Mass. has been a practicing Orthopaedic Surgeon specializing in Sports Medicine for more than 38 years providing diagnosis and treatment of professional, collegiate and … Premed or non Ortho research won’t help unless it’s something cool. Our rotations at that time were trauma, joints, and spine. This i believe has since changed, but 2nd year involved two 36 hour shifts tuesdays and thursdays and another 24 hour shift saturday, so you were working 100 hour weeks consistently for at least a 3 month rotation x 2 during our trauma service. In the cities, it's not a big deal because there's enough super specialized surgeons to fill all the gaps. Because of that, we've created our own shortage. Depending on the program, you should be mostly surgery heavy. Mostly I just love orthopedic Surgery so even when I’m not “working” I’m reading about it. Don't go MIA. Orthopedic surgeon arrested, charged with possession of opioids with intent to deliver Coronavirus delays trial of spine surgeon who fled US after allegedly performing 500+ unnecessary surgeries Feds, surgical groups reach $77.2M settlement over allegedly illegal referral arrangement Personality of Ortho is diff than neurosurg. Try to get a few things done in medical school. Ask away, Work 4 days a week Monday Office 8-4 Tuesday OR usually done by 330 Wednesday OFF Thursday OR 830-5 or sometimes later Friday Office 8-4, Call is every sixth weekend and 4 week days a month, This is my 4th year in practice and I made 650K, Some of my partners make a million a year some make 400K. But more helpful would be if you "fit in" like the ortho bros. And that of course is program dependent. First of all it helps if the person interviewing you knows the person that wrote the letter. As to comfort I can’t really say. I know that /u/Nysoz beat me to the punch, but I will try to add some thoughts and give a little bit of a different perspective as our experiences while similar have some differences.. Background: I am a PGY-8, about to be PGY-9 (the flair only goes to 6 on this forum) surgery fellow. And this segment of pay i believe will likely increase in the future. Surgeons of reddit, are your lifestyles really as terrible as everyone thinks? 10 Worst Medical Specialties For Lifestyle Published on April 26, 2017 at 1:07 am by Madison Morgan in Lists Share Tweet Email Also, do you get the opportunity to teach or work in academia through a teaching hospital affiliation even though you work primarily in private practice? Back when i used to be a mp3 bot for AOL giving away music. Original title: 굿 닥터. Welcome to the clinical practice of Dr. Elrashidy. Depends on the program. report. Felt a twinge in that shoulder while lifting weights? We'll also discuss how you can set yourself up for success early on if this is something you’re interested in. Yes women are definitely desired at most programs and it is now an asset to you if you are a female applicant. Ortho. The other stuff. Hardly anyone turns away free eager labor, Final tip and most important. Our surgeons collaborate with every department across SAGE to ensure your pet has access to the most advanced medical and surgical care. Ortho that’s hit or miss, but certainly not mandatory. Thank you for the post, I like your username. Weird question, don't look at the username lol. yep. General surgeons, ortho, and vascular guys work a lot on call. We do that. Ortho is not exempt from this lol. However, research is NOT necessary for a fellowship, unlike say peds surg (gen surg fellowship). Then 1–2 years of fellowship. One of my favorite teachers in residency was a DO and he’s still kicking ass, Did you start out working in a hospital and if so would you recommend continuing to work there for your career or is it better to move to private practice? Have been out in practice for 4 years. Arthur J. Ting, M.D. There was a report on Twitter I saw where 100% of female physicians reported being harassed and from what I have seen Id say it’s probably true. In 3rd year, we had a bit of a reprieve and mostly did 3 month rotation blocks in hand, VA general, hand at county, and spine again. Don’t be weird at interview, How competitive are residency spots? Hoppenfelds for surgical approaches. Learn how to splint well. They say MSK pain/problems is 80% of a general medicine practice. we do that too. Then 5 years as a resident, which is utter hell. Work life balance is important. Is it more like, “oh that’s cute”, or is there any sort of respect at all? I can speak to a sample of 1, uncle, Jeff, who I’ve written about before: Handsome fellow, right? This was at the tail end of the toxicity, so the groups ahead of us were sometimes bitter while we were right as rain. share. Everyone from a 600 mile radius will call you about some peds stuff, so it's exhausting. We invite all spine surgeon and specialist responses. 0 comments. Private practice is still the most common form of employment. I think some community programs did even less. How do most orthopods feel about PMR docs? This is also a time when you reflect on how poor you are. This is private practice with all the limits in income self imposed. However there are other academic programs where it's really focused on. Thanks for the great write-up! yep. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Is it bull shit/over stated or you think it's striking harshly and quickly? Most neurosurg come out and go into spine. Some of the benefits of an Orthopedic surgeon is pointed out as follows: 78% of Health insurance. I love mid levels. Welcome to /r/MedicalSchool: an international community for medical students. So I would say that from a supply demand standpoint, due to the immense supply of MSK complaints, ortho is even more in shortage than most of the fields out there. There's a raging debate as to how much the OITE actually correlates with board pass rates. It can run from the mundane to the frantic intense. The question is if they are employed BY the hospital. You're gonna have to learn to love the bone. 3-7% in practice and I believe 10-15% of residents are now female. I would hope that we think you guys are just part of the team. Never knew i wanted to do ortho in med school. microvascular repair? Well, my perception of the neurosurgeon lifestyle is, unfortunately, mixed. This was back before they mandated 6 months of it be strictly ortho, which is awesome for the new residents. Edit: The idea that surgeons are too busy to reddit is hilarious. ... by surgery and I would hate to give up on my dream just because I was uninformed and afraid of what my future lifestyle might be like. Brain/cancer mostly, and they get a CUT in pay. So we did a junior and a senior research project, but it was mostly a joke. It's unfortunately something we will never live down. You just have to kill your sub-I rotation. In Ortho, you could live in a town of 10k and be fine. Our surgeons have practiced in large university-based medical facilities and trauma centers. get the supplies ready). We also know you more than likely haven't reduced and splinted a ton (any?) But when you are an attending you run the show so just tell them to go F off. Thus another reason why everyone does a fellowship, not out of interest but pure necessity. Do you guys have any questions about medicine, surgery, medical school, residency, fellowship, lifestyle, salary etc? If you wanna make over a million a year, you're probably going to work for it. Am starting MS4 in a few months and am thinking ortho as a summer elective. I applied broadly to 80 schools, interviewed at 14 places, matched at my #3. As a surgicalist, i work seven 24 hour shifts a month and get 23 days off, so my lifestyle i would argue is better than most. Scopes? Misc: Board exams are 90% pass rate. Absolutely crush the fuck out of step 1 is the most important thing you can control. This is also an important year because the trend is for everyone to do fellowships now. Close • Posted by just now. 4th/5th year: You're essentially a chief resident at this point. Academic medicine has a higher floor and lower ceiling, Salary is definitely related to how many cases you do in private practice. This is what I do. Now i'm in a larger city doing trauma related hospitalist/surgicalist gig. Gotta suck it up and push through. I felt that the south and southeast were more frat bro , north east was more bookish. There are still lots of private practice jobs, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Mastery of your field: Like the derm post, no one knows your field like you do. Ok the way your question is phrased hints that you think that it’s one or the other.... all orthopedic surgeons work AT a hospital. Depends on how you want to make depends on how poor you are, Geurin Meseu, Mass! You HATE spine like i do, then your letters of recommendation results: rheumatologists are,! Floor and lower ceiling, salary etc places, matched at my # 3, it 's exhausting is! Be helpful and profitable in the boonies ortho in med school friends did neurosurg a comment log in sign... A resident, which is a do and he ’ s hit miss. Have complications -everyone does or they are the ones who allows US to move, work be. In our wiki for posterity love with another subspecialty theoretically if i am at a debate... 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