Hello,
I am a first year medical student interested in Orthopedics. I am just beginning to learn about certain fields and what may interest me. Lately, I've had a lot of interaction with orthopedic surgeons because of an injury that require surgery, so I've been able to find out about the field directly from them.
I'd like to know about what the lifestyle in Orthopedic Residency is like and also hear about the Spine fellowship, if anybody can give me information about it. Ortho Spine really appeals to me because of its interaction with things that a NS can also do; The lifestyle of NS is not for me, so I think that would be a way to be involved in something that also appeals to me. Can someone please tell me more about the orthopedic residency and spine specialty? I am located in Houston so there is plenty of places where i can become involved.
I did research all through college in a lab and planned on ending my research involvement when I started medical school in my basic science lab (development). Thus far, its looking really promising; it seems like I've discovered a gene important for cardiac function and development of blood vessels. Im somewhat interested in cardiology but certainly not as much as the surgical specialties (especially Ortho, and maybe ENT or Urology). At this point i don't know what to do, my research could be a pretty high impact paper but not in a field that completely interests me right now. I am the only one working in the project so If i do not finish it may not get published right away. I'm worried about continuing the project and getting a publication in different field, knowing that my interests lie elsewhere. Should I just drop the basic science project all together and get involved in something more orthopedics related?
