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Choosing the Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency Program

Choosing the Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency Program . Mayra E. Sanchez, MD Med/Peds, PGY-3. What is Med/Peds?. Residency in two specialties Boarded in two specialties Capable of seeing adults and children Fellowships available in Medicine, Pediatrics or Med/Peds.

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Choosing the Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency Program

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  1. Choosing the Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency Program Mayra E. Sanchez, MD Med/Peds, PGY-3

  2. What is Med/Peds? • Residency in two specialties • Boarded in two specialties • Capable of seeing adults and children • Fellowships available in Medicine, Pediatrics or Med/Peds

  3. Top 10 reasons medical students chose Med/Peds as a career: 1) Age Spectrum 2) Variety/Depth of training 3) Liked both medicine and pediatrics 4) Flexible career options 5) Primary care focus 6) Ability to sub-specialize 7) Role Models 8) Did not want Obstetrics or Surgery 9) Transition and Adolescent Medicine 10)More Pediatrics Training

  4. Med/Peds: Statistics • 2/3 of Med/Peds physicians go into primary care 1 • Med/Peds residents score identically to categorical residents on both the Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Boards. • 80 programs nationwide 1Terry, Ken, Where do med-peds fit? Who are these double-boarded physicians and do they pose a threat to other primary care doctors? Medical Economics, April 5, 2005

  5. KU Med/Peds

  6. Resources • The National Med/Peds Resident Association: http://www.medpeds.org/ • AAP section on Med/Peds: http://www.aap.org/sections/med-peds/default.cfm • AMA, FREIDA online: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2997.html • Mayra E. Sanchez: msanchez@kumc.edu

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