tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957557877784425107.post3104753876280422064..comments2023-08-25T04:29:30.194-04:00Comments on a med student walks into a bar...: The Two Kinds of Indecisionelena welthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03072314268482903830noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957557877784425107.post-13955848073140917672013-02-10T10:53:23.966-05:002013-02-10T10:53:23.966-05:00We also all have the same med school (except for a...We also all have the same med school (except for a few electives), but you have to decide while you're in medical school because after you graduate, you do your residency in a specific field - either medicine, or surgery, or emergency, etc. And we apply during our fourth (and last) year of medical school, so you have to decide which kinds of programs you have to apply for.<br /><br />I guess the way it works for you is that you all start your residency the same, and then specialize from there??elena welthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03072314268482903830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957557877784425107.post-37175382271107426012013-01-30T18:45:30.015-05:002013-01-30T18:45:30.015-05:00I'm so intrigued at you having to pick while y...I'm so intrigued at you having to pick while you're still a student. In the UK, we can't apply to specialise until we're in our second year after graduating. Picking at medschool wouldn't make much difference - everybody does the same medical degree. You can pick a couple of special modules that have very little bearing on your career. You pick your elective, but that's only 6 weeks, the rest of the 5 years is the same for everyone, so no need to decide. <br /><br />Why do you have to decide so early?!TTBA(v)JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09403617644754471234noreply@blogger.com