Is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship worth the extra three years?

ao_glover · #1 (**permalink**) 04-21-2008, 06:32 AM

After Med School and the completion of the three year Emergency Medicine Residency is it worth going back to school for the three years in Pediatric training? I really want to work with kids but I figure if you work in a hospital away from a major city or university you will get to see children anyways. I really don't want to graduate when I am 32 I would much rather be settled down and starting a family by that time. Are there any real big differences in salary and hours, or would it just be better to get a license in Emergency Medicine and then work in a smaller city hospital?

Marcus S · #2 (**permalink**) 04-21-2008, 06:42 AM

i don't think that peds EM doesn't make more than regular EM so in that respect i don't feel that it is "worth it".

also, if you want to see kids as an EM doc you can still have the option of living in a big city.

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