Is Rheumatology a good fit? A physician talks about her subspecialty.

Dr. Martina Ziegenbein, MD has 15+ years experience as a rheumatologist gives her insights to helps students determine if this is a subspecialty to pursue.
0:00 Introduction
0:48 What does a rheumatologist do?
3:01 Why she chose rheumatology
5:13 Training path
5:46 Personal quality for success
7:39 Exciting aspects of being a rheumatologist
12:20 Frustrating aspects of being a rheumatologist
18:19 Work-life balance as as rheumatologist
24:33 Tips for foreign medical school students
27:21 Future changes in rheumatology
32:10 Working with midlevels
33:35 Other career opportunities
35:30 Top tips to students
38:37 Helpful resources
negotiation website/podcast
www.simplystreetmd.com/podcast

[@lvest79]

Great video! Thank you for uploading these, they are very helpful!

[@khanhcaomd5838]

Thanks and good luck

[@jooda113]

That's helpful, thank you so much🙏🏻, can you please make a video about pediatric surgery?

[@usmleunlimited6980]

What are the bread and butter patients in rheumatology?
Is it mostly OA Gout
Chronic pain - Fibromyalgia ?
And how much of inpatient time do you get?

[@nicolethemodel3872]

Hi dr. Do you have a platform where you can ask questions??

[@khanhcaomd5838]

This is the only platform I'm using, so please feel free to ask questions here

[@nicolethemodel3872]

@@khanhcaomd5838 hi do I have a friend who just tested positive for Huntington’s disease and his results show with 46 alleles and 11 Cag repeats. So I guess what I’m asking is 46 repeats really bad I guess?? Because I know in some people they may not experience symptoms in the future

[@khanhcaomd5838]

@@nicolethemodel3872 Here's an UpToDate link that may answer your question. I have no expertise on the matter as I'm an emergency physician so I can't give advise on these matters.
www.uptodate.com/contents/huntington-disease-clinical-features-and-diagnosis/print#:~:text=The%20normal%20number%20of%20repeats,into%20the%20disease%2Dcausing%20range.