The other stuff. Know anatomy -- deforming forces on fractures, reds, blues and yellows as above. Do you guys have any questions about medicine, surgery, medical school … Background: I'm a board certified orthopaedic surgeon. 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. We have the expertise to provide the appropriate level of care for your needs. Surgeons of reddit, what’s it like being in the OR saving a life? Doesn't hurt to stay fit. The good ol' days. Surgeons of Reddit: can you describe what your lifestyle is like out of residency? 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. You people have evolved beyond the need for sleep, or food. Just make sure you retain it so that when you see it again you have some semblance of knowledge about the fracture/anatomy/etc. Let me add an answer that is relevant, I believe, but from a slightly different perspective. Welcome to the clinical practice of Dr. Elrashidy. As a 2nd year, this is the feeling out period where the chief ortho residents decided whether you were worth something. Out of control. Once you are an attending it’s all on you and you have to get things done. yep. Am starting MS4 in a few months and am thinking ortho as a summer elective. You will definitely have complications -everyone does or they are liars. Rotations vary between programs, ours included ICU, vascular, cardiothoracic, urology among others. Hoppenfelds for surgical approaches. This is also a time when you reflect on how poor you are. Not sure what your 2nd question is. This is private practice with all the limits in income self imposed. Know where the reds, blues and yellows are. Press J to jump to the feed. It can run from the mundane to the frantic intense. 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. Certain programs are more "bro" oriented, but that's changing. 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. Generally speaking you should know basic ortho trauma -- open fractures, ankle fractures, hip fractures, distal radius fx. Now i'm in a larger city doing trauma related hospitalist/surgicalist gig. Orthopedic surgeon: Benefits. However there are other academic programs where it's really focused on. Posted by 6 years ago. 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? 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. The question is if they are employed BY the hospital. If your rotation orientation said weeknight call goes until midnight, 2am, etc, don't watch the clock and peace out as soon as the clock strikes 12. You also could fall in love with another subspecialty theoretically. If you fail, you will be ridiculed and bring shame to your program. of fractures. Residency years: Intern year: You're essentially another gen surg prelim. Also, we have had many residents not AOA or had a Step 1 score below 230. Because that's going to be the majority of your life during residency. Try to get a few things done in medical school. Congratulations, now you can make money. Thanks for the great write-up! Edit: The idea that surgeons are too busy to reddit is hilarious. Then 1–2 years of fellowship. Whenever I reviewed resident candidates I didn’t even look. 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. 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). Surgeons of reddit, what’s it like being in the OR saving a life? Two friends who are Colorectal surgeons, take no general surgery call, and have a largely elective practice with very reasonable hours. And bone. This post will be cataloged on the wiki for posterity. General surgeons, ortho, and vascular guys work a lot on call. I’ve never been to one. To get the volume you need to survive, chances are you’re living in a city. 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. It depends much more on career and circumstances. Because you can always find someone in pain and sometimes take advantage of them. we do that too. If you're taking care of lacs in the ED, be willing/able to sew it up. I think this trend initially started to persuade people / fill people in on a field that was relatively unknown (PM&R). If I am at a huge debate between ortho/neurosurg (both share spine, both use cool toys). 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). Welcome to /r/MedicalSchool: an international community for medical students. Work life balance is important. Our surgeons collaborate with every department across SAGE to ensure your pet has access to the most advanced medical and surgical care. I would hope that we think you guys are just part of the team. This is what I do. Depending on the program, you should be mostly surgery heavy. best. Orthopedists are a very healthy group, at least according to their self-reported scores. Grades honestly don’t matter -just don’t fail. If you work in private practice, everything is incentivizing you to work because you're paying for overhead (staff, office, etc). Okay, but how much do I need to be able to bench to be considered competitive? Log in or sign up to leave a comment Log In Sign Up. Cookies help us deliver our Services. When this next generation retires, the landscape of ortho will change even more. So instead of one guy taking care of the entire body, it takes 6 surgeons to do the same work. The fields are completely different. Have been out in practice for 4 years. Ortho docs spend 4 years in college. We (at least at my program) will teach you. Thanks. Side Note: Didn't see an ortho post so figured i'd fill in a blank. I am an orthopedic surgeon on the east coast. Try to make the resident's life easier (i.e. Step scores I/II were 254. yep. So what i'm saying is, you'll never go hungry. Its not chill like the ROADS specialities. Personality of Ortho is diff than neurosurg. 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. Then 5 years as a resident, which is utter hell. Lifestyle and work hours is a totally different ballpark though. Surgeons of reddit, are your lifestyles really as terrible as everyone thinks? On the side i have a lot of different side hustles including IMES, case reviews, and even some locum work. The good is that you'll have a slightly better lifestyle. Maybe a couple of hours of work a month. You hit the nail on the head. In fact, we are designated as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement for demonstrating expertise in knee and hip replacement surgery (2016). We invite all spine surgeon and specialist responses. I went to a school that was one of the last ones to be old school. The 5 least healthy were general surgeons, psychiatrists, ob/gyns, pediatricians, and critical care physicians. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I know surgeons working at Kaiser that work 35-40 hours a week and make 400k. But in smaller towns, this will become an issue. I knew it. Ortho is not exempt from this lol. They make 1 mil prolly. Whenever possible, our surgeons use minimally invasive surgery techniques to lessen the impact of tissue injury and provide your pet … Misc: Board exams are 90% pass rate. Some of the benefits of an Orthopedic surgeon is pointed out as follows: 78% of Health insurance. Orthopedic surgeons deal with the entire musculoskeletal system, from birth until our last breath of life. Do you guys have any questions about medicine, surgery, medical school, residency, fellowship, lifestyle, salary etc? As to comfort I can’t really say. 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. The other model of employment is hospital employed position. Our rotations at that time were trauma, joints, and spine. Is it bull shit/over stated or you think it's striking harshly and quickly? There will be an even greater shortage of ortho surgeons due to this phenomenon. Reasons to do Ortho: Lifestyle: People really misunderstand an ortho surgeon's lifestyle. First of all it helps if the person interviewing you knows the person that wrote the letter. 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. There's a raging debate as to how much the OITE actually correlates with board pass rates. Premed or non Ortho research won’t help unless it’s something cool. 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). 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. There's a formula somewhere. 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? The bad is that your surgical experience will suffer. I applied broadly to 80 schools, interviewed at 14 places, matched at my #3. Depends on the program. However, research is NOT necessary for a fellowship, unlike say peds surg (gen surg fellowship). Yes women are definitely desired at most programs and it is now an asset to you if you are a female applicant. The life of a surgeon is all about choices, starting with the career we chose, then the partner(s), both personal and business. 100% Upvoted. 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. So it's not impossible. You do the best you can so you can sleep at night with a good conscience. Residencies in orthopedic surgery take five years to complete, with applicants far outnumbering available slots. 5 year vs 7 year residency. Mostly I just love orthopedic Surgery so even when I’m not “working” I’m reading about it. Being an orthopedic surgeon is no simple task and therefore requires many hardships to reach in that very position. So there's never an end to the fun. Hey all, I'm a current M3 and have narrowed down my specialty choice to three fields, with ortho being one of them. There's plenty of consultants hitting 60-80 hour weeks, but there's probably also lots in the US. skin/soft tissue? One that i have never had before or since. I know surgeons working at Kaiser that work 35-40 hours a week and make 400k. Don’t be weird at interview, How competitive are residency spots? Depending on the rotation you need to know/quickly learn anatomy. Everyone from a 600 mile radius will call you about some peds stuff, so it's exhausting. You just have to kill your sub-I rotation. Part of why i do locums is to fulfill this niche need. In Ortho, you could live in a town of 10k and be fine. Possibly 1 year internship. Most neurosurg come out and go into spine. Are you under constant stress? The minute i saw that shiny mallet, it was love at first sight. Well, here is the straight poop on it from a guy who took call for orthopedics for over 30 years. Never knew i wanted to do ortho in med school. 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. They can be helpful and profitable in the office. So we got treated like shit, but we also did a lot of surgery. So USMLE is important and then your letters of recommendation. microvascular repair? 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. 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. In the cities, it's not a big deal because there's enough super specialized surgeons to fill all the gaps. I think some community programs did even less. I'll try to edit stuff down the road. Let me explain. Weird question, don't look at the username lol. How do most orthopods feel about PMR docs? 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. 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. This is also the time when you start applying to fellowships. Learn how to splint well. Because of that, we've created our own shortage. 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. If you are looking for an academic position after training, then it becomes slightly more important. Our orthopedic services team includes surgeons, specialists, therapists and technicians. There is a whole art to the LOR including a lot of coded language in the letter itself, Research is becoming more important for applications unfortunately. The non-spine Ortho stuff or the non spine neurosurg stuff. Especially PMR interventionalists. Orthobullets for common ortho mgmt. Ortho that’s hit or miss, but certainly not mandatory. share. They are the ones who allows us to move, work and be active. If not it helps if the person is well known in the community. This is also an important year because the trend is for everyone to do fellowships now. Close • Posted by just now. Don't go MIA. Thank you for the post, I like your username. There is no way anyone is going to let them fix femurs and tibias so they don’t threaten my job security. 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 Now i'm not saying that's necessarily true, but EVERYONE has a MSK complaint at some point. Otherwise ... again for me it’s a no brainer. Figure out when to seem interested and ask questions, when to sit back and just do work. Is it more like, “oh that’s cute”, or is there any sort of respect at all? Once you've seen it done once, however, you should be able to pick up on what supplies are needed. Original title: 굿 닥터. Any advice on what you think of both? You're gonna have to learn to love the bone. And this segment of pay i believe will likely increase in the future. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. How hard do you want to work? Unlike residency apps, fellowships aren't as hard to get into unless you're looking for a top 5 program. I’m in a group of 20 other orthopods. Arthur J. Ting, M.D. But i think unlike the other subspecialty surgical fields, the volume of ortho is IMMENSE. We call them needle jockeys. Thoughts on mid-level encroachment? Dr. Viess is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, with fellowship training in sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery. However these days theres alot more hospital employed surgeons. Close. 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. We also have some of the coolest toys. Initially was a general ortho surgeon doing bread and butter stuff out in the boonies. I was a 4th year AOA. no comments yet. Just happened to get lost one day 3rd year during my peds surg rotation and drop into a peds ortho hardware removal case. Thanks for this!! I love mid levels. I have spent 23 hours operating on one patient (and I am a fast surgeon) fixing 16 broken bones. Felt a twinge in that shoulder while lifting weights? Nerves/CNS? Our program was academic, but didn't really focus on research. Is this a common trend you see? We also know you more than likely haven't reduced and splinted a ton (any?) Dr. Viess is a native of San Mateo, CA and a graduate of Duke University. I have friends with two, even three fellowships, which i think is insane. This is becoming more popular because it’s more secure. Thus the fellowship heavy training, which leads to even less that residents do (as fellows do all the surgeries). get the supplies ready). 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. And if you're talking about spine and back pain? At a minimum you should be in the 500 club (step 1 score + bench press > 500). handbook of fractures is good, but I think orthobullets is better these days. I game a bit but that hobby is practically dead since I have a 1 year old now. For me, i love this speciality and could not see myself doing anything else. Now, we have a guy that operates on the left shoulder exclusively (/s). I am especially asking about it in terms of publications and research involvement, Research is a necessary evil. I don’t teach anymore since I left fellowship and started practice. If you wanna make over a million a year, you're probably going to work for it. It's unfortunately something we will never live down. Housekeeping: Due to the way residency is structured, residents now are getting less hands on experience than ever. A new Medscape poll probes doctor lifestyles. Vampire. As always, how much money you want to make depends on how you want to work. Some are easier, some suck... 2nd/3rd year: Everyone's experiences will be different. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. News, current events, my dogs, working out/running. 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. Used to be one general ortho surgeon could do surgeries all over the body. But then i work my extra jobs because i'm bored, but that's a personal decision. You said you're a PD. However these days theres alot more hospital employed surgeons. Patients are offered the most current and evidence-based treatment options, customized to their lifestyle. One of my good med school friends did neurosurg. I think you should consider what you'll be doing besides spine in either. And the most intelligent questions are when you’ve already read up on it beforehand. As another side note, residency programs are a lot easier than even when i did it. Definitely reduces some of the hesitancy I have to dive into a surgical specialty. I felt that the south and southeast were more frat bro , north east was more bookish. But then i work my extra jobs because i'm bored, but that's a personal decision. I’m on call and bored. 3-7% in practice and I believe 10-15% of residents are now female. He earned his medical degree from Chicago Medical School, where he … One of my partners is a DO and he’s great. There will be a moment where you reach the singularity point and all that training comes together. Mastery of your field: Like the derm post, no one knows your field like you do. Neurosurg is also more research oriented as most if not all programs are academic. On the downside, it's gen surg and it's intern year. Try to get in with someone who publishes a lot to get your name on a paper in JBJS. report. Private practice is still the most common form of employment. Sure some will argue that that work get better results and what not, but like everything there's a limit. Ortho. I work 80-100 hours a week and still have plenty of time for hobbies and killing time on the internet. Thoughts on DO students in the match? What should I study coming into my SubI to really rock the rotation?? 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. Also lifestyle angle, not sure I’ve met many lifestyle oriented neurosurgeons. Bad day in the OR? 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. So yeah, orthopaedic surgeons are busy....people break a ton of bones at 3 am on a saturday night. But when you are an attending you run the show so just tell them to go F off. 99 votes, 201 comments. Hardly anyone turns away free eager labor, Final tip and most important. Overall, we expect you to be available/affable >>> able. 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. I had no idea this is an option. 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. Our surgeons have practiced in large university-based medical facilities and trauma centers. Private practice? The highest average number of procedures performed monthly (35) is by orthopedic surgeons in the 40 to 49 age bracket. Absolutely crush the fuck out of step 1 is the most important thing you can control. Did some research and published towards 4th year, but almost after the fact in terms of applications. 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. I can speak to a sample of 1, uncle, Jeff, who I’ve written about before: Handsome fellow, right? If you don't know something, ask. I don’t understand why people take their babies there in the weird videos I see on YouTube. I have minimal research interests but still do a little. He is an Orthopedic Surgeon with offices in Pleasanton, San Ramon and Tracy, California. The Broward program, which is a dually accredited AOA/ACGME orthopedic surgery residency, recently received 450 applications for 3 training slots. Surgeries: I once made a post that i think ortho has the most broad and numerous amounts of surgeries. Thus another reason why everyone does a fellowship, not out of interest but pure necessity. But if you HATE spine like I do, then your options are more limited. We'll save it in our wiki for future reference! 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? That could be ortho. Don't ask to go home early. It was middle of the road. My father was a surgeon, practicing thoracic/abdominal surgery in New England. And so, they have to receive many benefits to lead a comfortable, stress-free life. This will vary with the program. has been a practicing Orthopaedic Surgeon specializing in Sports Medicine for more than 38 years providing diagnosis and treatment of professional, collegiate and … Press J to jump to the feed. Also Known As: Green Scalpel, Geurin Meseu, Green Mass. My mother went there. Genres: Romance, Life, Drama, Medical. Some results: rheumatologists are happiest, dermatologists are healthiest, 1/3 of docs were … There are still lots of private practice jobs, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Neurosurg you’re dealing with ICU patients, shunts, cancer. Trauma surgery is intense. Thus people often do work over 60+ hours a week because you're either all in or not making money. The short answer is, the best correlation is still STEP 1 scores and SAT/MCAT scores. The good side is once people figured you were ortho, you got more respect and residents tended to trust you more. In 5th year, this is where it all comes together. Orthopedic surgeon lifestyle is not easy. 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. I think if you LOVE the nervous system and being a hero, saving lives, then neurosurg is for you. This was at the tail end of the toxicity, so the groups ahead of us were sometimes bitter while we were right as rain. Let's look at the data to see if this holds true. We do have an OITE program where we do practice tests throughout residency. hide. save. But more helpful would be if you "fit in" like the ortho bros. And that of course is program dependent. So we did a junior and a senior research project, but it was mostly a joke. ... 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. 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. Scopes? He is on staff at ValleyCare Memorial, San Ramon Regional Medical Center and Sutter Tracy. I have seen some programs with a 6th year with one year dedicated to research. 10 Worst Medical Specialties For Lifestyle Published on April 26, 2017 at 1:07 am by Madison Morgan in Lists Share Tweet Email They say MSK pain/problems is 80% of a general medicine practice. Surgeons 70 and older report performing an average of 19 procedures per month. He received his MD at Rush University followed by a 5 year Orthopedic Surgery Residency at Northwestern in Chicago. 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. We do that. This was back before they mandated 6 months of it be strictly ortho, which is awesome for the new residents. Banged your knee up playing soccer? You can do as much or as little as you want. 238. Sort by. Back when i used to be a mp3 bot for AOL giving away music. The proportion of surgeons who remain active past the age of 70 represented 5 percent of the total orthopedic workforce in 2006. Things have changed where no longer do you HAVE to work 60+ hours a week. But since i saw a derm post, we should be good. Hopefully attendings will leave you in the room by yourself and you can go skin to skin without interruption. This year I did ~500 operations, Sure message me and I’ll figure out if that works. 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. 0 comments. So surgeons of reddit, do you really work 80+ hours per week? At our small hospital only the vascular surgeons were in the ER more when on call. I think you can't really make any generalisation, other than life in the UK as a doctor isn't really all that terrible. 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