Today was the first meeting for the Geriatric Interest Group.
Besides my geriatric neurology interest, one other student was interested in geriatric oncology. Most of the rest of the students were interested in primary care and knew that the geriatric population will compose more and more of their patients. There were one or two people who were just exploring options (and possibly the free taco bar). Nearly all of the people interested in or currently working in Geriatric lived with their grandparent(s) as a child.
Both Internal Medicine and Primary Care residencies can be followed by a one-year Geriatric fellowship. There was a MD/PhD geriatrician at the talk, who attempted to convince me to go the internal medicine-geriatric fellowship route. The shorter time of completion, while tempting, is not sufficient for me to give up on neurology. However, he raised a good point about being able to get back to research faster. Of course, this will depend on how much research will be a part of my career post-training. On the flip side, I talked to the Geriatric fellowship director, who gave me the name of a MD/PhD neurologist here who sees mostly geriatric patients and does some research. Some conversation that way should help me have a more balanced view of one versus the other.
All in all, a successful evening of career exploration and networking.
Besides my geriatric neurology interest, one other student was interested in geriatric oncology. Most of the rest of the students were interested in primary care and knew that the geriatric population will compose more and more of their patients. There were one or two people who were just exploring options (and possibly the free taco bar). Nearly all of the people interested in or currently working in Geriatric lived with their grandparent(s) as a child.
Both Internal Medicine and Primary Care residencies can be followed by a one-year Geriatric fellowship. There was a MD/PhD geriatrician at the talk, who attempted to convince me to go the internal medicine-geriatric fellowship route. The shorter time of completion, while tempting, is not sufficient for me to give up on neurology. However, he raised a good point about being able to get back to research faster. Of course, this will depend on how much research will be a part of my career post-training. On the flip side, I talked to the Geriatric fellowship director, who gave me the name of a MD/PhD neurologist here who sees mostly geriatric patients and does some research. Some conversation that way should help me have a more balanced view of one versus the other.
All in all, a successful evening of career exploration and networking.
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