This was a very interesting video. Showing how FM are very overlooked because of the paperwork and low budget, yet they are not that bad considering how flexible they can be in terms of hours and "sub activities" they can focus as a doctor. Also, as a general physician considering pulmonologist as top 3 choices, it was great to see another great path they can go on such as sleep medicine since now many people wants to treat, not only diseases, but their lifestyles too.
Both my parents are pulmonologists, one specializing in lung transplants (dad) and the other in sleep medicine (mom). From my own experience seeing the difference in my parents' lifestyles, sleep medicine has a really great one. Compared to my dad, my mom has a much more routine work schedule, not really having to be on call ever as a clinician. To add, she always had the opportunity to step back and work part-time whenever she wanted, which was great considering our big and ever-expanding family, so it's a really good specialty for family-oriented doctors. Plus, seeing as how it's still an emerging practice, my mom is the only doctor in our entire city. Most other places leave sleep apnea to pulmonologists or narcolepsy to psychologists. This made her very attractive to patients, which has led to her treating very high-profile patients (this obviously depends on where you live). It also has made her very appealing to anywhere she's applied to, being such a rare specialty. At one point, I was planning on following in my mother's footsteps (ultimately deciding on Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility instead), and while at an observership, I was following around residents of different specialties, where a pharmacy resident asked us what we were planning on specializing in. I replied "sleep medicine," to which they were very confused. They'd never heard of it. Crazy, right? Anyway, I'd for sure say it's a very underrated career, and I definitely recommend checking it out if you're still undecided.
Thanks for sharing so much information! It’s certainly an emerging field and our audience is interested in learning more. If your family member or someone else you know in sleep medicine is interested in contributing as an expert for a So You Want to Be a Sleep Medicine Doctor video, send an email to content@medschoolinsiders.com
“Low pay” “just over 300k” 😭 maybe it’s because before I knew anything about anything I knew I wanted to be a family medicine doctor. I turned down a family inheritable business worth millions because I wanna just be a doctor seeing patients and be someone providing health care at expert level :)
So are you a family doctor or not? Because it's easy to pay lip service to family medicine as a career when you're not in medicine. The reality is that most med students avoid choosing it for good reason. For the same amount of work you put in, the same 4 years of med school, FM is indeed low paying and full of charting work that bleeds into your personal time.
Cool. Nothing wrong with wanting a higher paying speciality that skips more BS, though. FM is struggling to do the good they used to for patients. Cramming patients with 100 item long problem lists into 15 minute visits, being put in the position of being a gatekeeper of speciality care needing referrals, and being forced to manage larger and larger panels with massive inboxes that are difficult to attend to. FM docs are drowning in part because they've lost so much autonomy while being made into assembly line medicine. Few specialities have retained their autonomy, but the ones that have are generally highly compensating or in dire need (they have the hospital by the balls). FM is a distinguished career still no doubt, but like everything else in medicine, it's not as satisfying as one would hope if they want to do right by others.
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The creator of this video failed to list occupational medicine (which is a subspecialty of preventive medicine). Occupational medicine physicians are responsible for diagnosing and treating occupational injuries and illnesses, as well as promoting health and wellness in the workplace. In addition earning a salary that is competitive with other primary care specialists, the work-life balance afforded is ideal.
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after taxes (33%) its about 200,000 dollars. Lets say you pay back loans by 100,000 dollars a year (which you'd do only for about 3-5 years depending), you'd still have a 100k a year.
What medical specialties do you think are underrated?
Can you make the sleep medicine video please
Yes make one about sleep medicine and double board specialties like med-psych and FM-PSYCH and neuropsychiatry. Please and thank you.
Sleep Medicine through Otolaryngology is definitely very interesting to me! Would love to learn more about that path. Great video!
This was a very interesting video. Showing how FM are very overlooked because of the paperwork and low budget, yet they are not that bad considering how flexible they can be in terms of hours and "sub activities" they can focus as a doctor.
Also, as a general physician considering pulmonologist as top 3 choices, it was great to see another great path they can go on such as sleep medicine since now many people wants to treat, not only diseases, but their lifestyles too.
Both my parents are pulmonologists, one specializing in lung transplants (dad) and the other in sleep medicine (mom). From my own experience seeing the difference in my parents' lifestyles, sleep medicine has a really great one. Compared to my dad, my mom has a much more routine work schedule, not really having to be on call ever as a clinician. To add, she always had the opportunity to step back and work part-time whenever she wanted, which was great considering our big and ever-expanding family, so it's a really good specialty for family-oriented doctors. Plus, seeing as how it's still an emerging practice, my mom is the only doctor in our entire city. Most other places leave sleep apnea to pulmonologists or narcolepsy to psychologists. This made her very attractive to patients, which has led to her treating very high-profile patients (this obviously depends on where you live). It also has made her very appealing to anywhere she's applied to, being such a rare specialty. At one point, I was planning on following in my mother's footsteps (ultimately deciding on Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility instead), and while at an observership, I was following around residents of different specialties, where a pharmacy resident asked us what we were planning on specializing in. I replied "sleep medicine," to which they were very confused. They'd never heard of it. Crazy, right? Anyway, I'd for sure say it's a very underrated career, and I definitely recommend checking it out if you're still undecided.
Thanks for sharing so much information! It’s certainly an emerging field and our audience is interested in learning more. If your family member or someone else you know in sleep medicine is interested in contributing as an expert for a So You Want to Be a Sleep Medicine Doctor video, send an email to content@medschoolinsiders.com
“Low pay” “just over 300k” 😭 maybe it’s because before I knew anything about anything I knew I wanted to be a family medicine doctor. I turned down a family inheritable business worth millions because I wanna just be a doctor seeing patients and be someone providing health care at expert level :)
Good for you… ?
@@sorormimm493 must be fun at parties
lol you didn’t turn it down bro that option is always available to you
So are you a family doctor or not? Because it's easy to pay lip service to family medicine as a career when you're not in medicine. The reality is that most med students avoid choosing it for good reason. For the same amount of work you put in, the same 4 years of med school, FM is indeed low paying and full of charting work that bleeds into your personal time.
Cool. Nothing wrong with wanting a higher paying speciality that skips more BS, though. FM is struggling to do the good they used to for patients. Cramming patients with 100 item long problem lists into 15 minute visits, being put in the position of being a gatekeeper of speciality care needing referrals, and being forced to manage larger and larger panels with massive inboxes that are difficult to attend to. FM docs are drowning in part because they've lost so much autonomy while being made into assembly line medicine. Few specialities have retained their autonomy, but the ones that have are generally highly compensating or in dire need (they have the hospital by the balls). FM is a distinguished career still no doubt, but like everything else in medicine, it's not as satisfying as one would hope if they want to do right by others.
Honestly PM&R are severely underrated worldwide. I am more like a relaxed one, and appreciate a work life balance, so I'm doing MD in PM&R.
I'm an M4 going into Internal Medicine. I enjoyed Family Medicine more tbh, but I didn't feel comfortable closing the door on fellowships.
Definitely need a sleep medicine video please!
Please make a vid on the sleep medicine pathway! Great vid
Yes you should make a sleep medicine video
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I would love to see a video on wilderness/austere medicine!
Pathology is SO underrated.
I’m a makeup artist and I’m interested in dermatology. 🥰
I love my PCP doctor. She also sees patients of my Geneticist, whom I also really ❤
Sleep medicine and Med Peds would be awesome for “so you want to be…”!
I agree-- especially for Sleep Medicine. I'm interested in Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine. Lifestyle and option to be telehealth both matter to me.
Oohhhh I'm considering FamMed as my specialty!!!
Appreciate the Information. I enjoy your videos
Can you do one on genetics/clinical research?
Yes, definitely interested in a so you want to be a sleep medicine Dr!
Noted!
Make a vascular surgery video
Would be cool if we could get lowest and highest paid Drs per hour
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Make a video about Anesthesiologists, please.
He did it, search "so you want to be an anesthesiologist"
Plz make a sleep medicine video!
I’d like to see a PCCM + Sleep episode
Can we do So you want to be a spine surgeon
Make one about neuropsychiatry
The creator of this video failed to list occupational medicine (which is a subspecialty of preventive medicine). Occupational medicine physicians are responsible for diagnosing and treating occupational injuries and illnesses, as well as promoting health and wellness in the workplace. In addition earning a salary that is competitive with other primary care specialists, the work-life balance afforded is ideal.
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@@MedSchoolInsiders thank you! I didn't see that video yet. I really appreciate it.
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Clinical Geneticists get no love 😢
Urology is hella underated
PMnR 💪💪💪
How does one become an AI and sleep doctor?
We have a So You Want to Be video on Allergy and Immunology. Still working on Sleep Medicine.
Two of my family members are AI and love it. I am planning on going into PM&R!
Sleep Medicine saves lives. Many people die because of untreated sleep apnea.
Excellent videon
Emergency medicine ?
still neurology gets overlooked:P
Make a video of businessmen doctors that make $300k a month.
5. Family Medicine
4. Pathologist
3. Immunology
2. Sports Medicine / Physiotherapy
1. Sleep Medicine
Its not physiotherapy, PM&R is different...
Idk why pathology is on this list, many of my friends want to be pathologists.
You mean physiatry physiotherapy is not a physician
What about ear nose and throat specialty doctors? Why is $300,000 a year not considered making a decent salary? 😳👀What has this world come to?!🤯🤔
Inflation my friend. You work to hard to be middle class with large loans
@@davids2206 aint no 300K salary middle class wtf
after taxes (33%) its about 200,000 dollars. Lets say you pay back loans by 100,000 dollars a year (which you'd do only for about 3-5 years depending), you'd still have a 100k a year.
@ yeah that’s about 8k a month and you have to catch up on savings and retirement = middle class
ENT is not underrated at all. It’s one of the most competitive and sought after specialties
Im definitely not going to choose paediatrics or obgyn for match 2026 with trump bringing 1 trillion dollar fundcut in medicaid