Can you specialize in more than one specialty in medicine?
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Yes, but internal medicine and pathology are not really synergistic.
Typically, those who specialize in two fields, pick two fields that are somewhat related.
Of course you can. You will just spend more time in school.
Yes. Of course, I did that!
Internal medicine and pathology are very different.internal medicine is to required some time to keep patients out of the pathologist realm.
As long as you to school to study it after you get MD license. It takes 3 years to gain one speciality and 7 years to gain a MD and in Canada it can also take another 4 years to gain BSc.
Have to tell you though if you choose a speciality that is synergies then you only have to do one...as my son did he is studying Oncological Immunological Disorders...he has completed his second year and next year will be last year.then he will work either in a lab or within a hospital
So much school no wonder doctors are poor when they start out...and no wonder they don't want to work long hours they are exhausted when they finish.
Yes; for example, many specialists also go for pediatrics, so they are certified in both their speciality and in pediatrics, i.e. Pediatric Cardiologist, Pediatric Neurologists, Pediatric Oncologists, pediatric Otolaryngologists, etc.
Yes, and it's not that uncommon. I know doctors who have done residencies in pediatrics and anesthesia and are pediatric anesthesiologists or critical care docs.
It takes extra years of training, and if you don't mind earning barely over minimum wage for another 3-5 years, then go for it.
I don't know why you'd pick IM and pathology, though. Either of those specialties would keep you busy full time. Do you plan on working 100 hours a week forever with two separate jobs? Do you even know what a pathologist does?
Just wondering.
You can have as many specialties as you want, if you like school so much. Plus the better job you can get. A good example is a pediatrician and an oncologist. You can help kids with cancer and be more understanding of their natural tendencies as a child.
Good luck in whatever you choose!
I'm specialized in Family Practice and Occupational & Environmental Medicine. On the whole, internal medicine and pathology wouldn't be a logical pairing (Some, of course, doubt FP and OEM together making sense), but I suppose you could do residencies in both. It'd take a while, believe me...
Some specialties ARE combinations. For example, allergy specialists need to be trained in internal medicine plus rheumatology. Doctors who treat women's cancers need to specialize in both oncology and gynecology.
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