http://www.netpediatrics.com/what-medical-profession-should-i-pursue/ Questions and Answers from Real People Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:12:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.netpediatrics.com/what-medical-profession-should-i-pursue/comment-page-1/#comment-734 §§pecial Unicorn™ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:48:44 +0000 http://www.netpediatrics.com/what-medical-profession-should-i-pursue/#comment-734 Palliative Care. It's becoming a huge specialty. Because primary care MDs don't want to issue large amounts of controlled substances under their own license and people do not want to go on hospice (not ready, don't think they need it), comfort care is a big newcomer to the industry. Though you end up referring people to hospice at times, mainly your goal is to provide the consult and recommend what level of care. However, you have to be an extremely compassionate individual who can be honest with your patients about their futures and treatment options. Palliative Care. It’s becoming a huge specialty. Because primary care MDs don’t want to issue large amounts of controlled substances under their own license and people do not want to go on hospice (not ready, don’t think they need it), comfort care is a big newcomer to the industry. Though you end up referring people to hospice at times, mainly your goal is to provide the consult and recommend what level of care. However, you have to be an extremely compassionate individual who can be honest with your patients about their futures and treatment options.

]]> http://www.netpediatrics.com/what-medical-profession-should-i-pursue/comment-page-1/#comment-733 Kristina Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:09:32 +0000 http://www.netpediatrics.com/what-medical-profession-should-i-pursue/#comment-733 If you plan on going to med school to be any kind of doctor you'll rotate through all the different specialties then you can see what you really like. When I was in respiratory therapy school I wanted to work in the NICU, that was until I rotated through it. I hated it. I found ER and trauma more my style. If you don't want to spend 4 years in college then another 4 in med school then another 4-8 in residency you can look into nursing. RN's have a lot of opportunities for employment. Any area of health care has nurses, even radiology. My friend became an optometrist and really likes it. Pharmacists make a ton of money and are in high demand with 6-8 years of college and no residency, they have a PhD. If you plan on going to med school to be any kind of doctor you’ll rotate through all the different specialties then you can see what you really like. When I was in respiratory therapy school I wanted to work in the NICU, that was until I rotated through it. I hated it. I found ER and trauma more my style. If you don’t want to spend 4 years in college then another 4 in med school then another 4-8 in residency you can look into nursing. RN’s have a lot of opportunities for employment. Any area of health care has nurses, even radiology. My friend became an optometrist and really likes it. Pharmacists make a ton of money and are in high demand with 6-8 years of college and no residency, they have a PhD.

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