Looking to hear from physicians who have returned from maternity or paternity leave recently.

Returning to work has made me realize my priorities have shifted more than I expected. I still enjoy medicine, but I’m finding myself wanting a practice with more predictable hours , fewer nights/weekends and simply more time with my family.

For those who became parents, did you end up changing your specialty, practice setting, or FTE because of it? Was it worth it, or do you have any regrets? If it meant earning less was that trade-off worth it?

Resident or attending, do any of you recommend or use any Anki decks. For the Peds boards ?

Hello doctors. My post is for asked for some help. Which websites do you recommend for finding up-to-date information on pediatrics and related topics? Sometimes I use Pubmed, Uptodate, but I want to expand my options.

Hey all! I am a first-year pediatric resident who is pretty much dead-set on pursuing a career in pediatric palliative medicine. There isn't a program at my current hospital, but I want to work with the adult palliative team here and try to secure an away rotation at an existing program during my third year. I wanted to see if anyone else already works in this area and what the fellowship + job search process was like. I know this is a pretty niche subspecialty that doesn't have a ton of fellowship options right now, but I was wondering if a general palliative care fellowship is suitable for applying to and getting a peds palliative job.

I’m graduating fellowship and looking for a pediatric cardiology job. Are there any red flags to look for at academic institutions vs private practice? I’m searching on LinkedIn primarily. I’ve noticed some postings have been there for 1 year + at places like UT Houston for instance whereas others are posted few days ago. Should I be searching for jobs in other ways? Does anyone have any advice on finding a job?

Anyone applying to peds pulm? How you all doing this cycle so far?

I came across this from a colleague, and I was absolutely appalled by the their yearly salary offer. 90-140k for a full time pediatrician position at the Cleveland Clinic Martin Health center in Weston Florida. 90k for a full time MD position, who could possibly be accepting these positions?

I work at a private community hospital in an outpatient setting working for a high needs low socioeconomic status community. I noticed that the social workers where I work write things in their notes about patient ” medical complaints” that were never verbalized to me by the parent. Recently a CW wanted me to sign a document lying about a patients medical needs as “complex” when the patient had no medical issues. the document was for a mom released from ice custody and it was to help her maintain her status here in US?. I politely declined signing the document. I’ve also had CW come and tell me intimate details about conversations they had with a mother about things like the dad emotionally abusing the mother but the mother refuses to leave the father? the children were safe and well cared for the issue is between the mother and father why is the cw/sw telling me things that have nothing to do with the medical care of my patient? we have a rule where our supervising doctor wants the sw/cw to sit in on the medical work up and visit of these “socially complex cases”. a lot of these situations require a language line interpreter and often times a resident and myself, 2 parents and a child and now a cw/sw too? this job is new and it’s a children’s hospital clinic and I feel like this is too much and it’s risking my career!

To just help encourage when people get interviews etc

Newer attending, applying for a fellowship within a specialty I’ve grown to love, and out of the loop when it comes to around what time of the year others started to receive invitations for fellowship with a December match date. If anyone can fill me in that would be much appreciated!

I am a pediatrics PGY-2 at a community hospital in NYC on h1-b visa. I am planning to do NICU fellowship after residency but my plan is to do job for 2 years first, work on research and apply for green card so that my husband can come to usa, get to work and stay with me and then I will apply for nicu fellowship. Would that be a smart decision and also does the probability of fellowship match decrease if one doen not apply right after residency?
Thank you!

Does anyone know the salary for PICU Hospitalist jobs that have hired PICU trained fellows?

We’re collaborating with the American Academy of Pediatrics to bring their clinical guidance into OpenEvidence. That means when you ask a pediatric question, answers will draw on AAP content with citations back to the original source.

What’s included:

• Pediatrics, Hospital Pediatrics, and Pediatrics in Review

• Red Book (2024–2027 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases)

• Bright Futures (health supervision guidelines)

• Pediatric Dermatology, 5th edition

Pediatrics is a specialty where the right answer shifts with age and weight, so having the current AAP recommendation surface at the point you’re asking should save some time digging through the literature.

Announcement here: https://www.openevidence.com/announcements/american-academy-of-pediatrics-and-openevidence-announce-collaboration-to-improve-pediatric-care

Happy to answer questions in the comments.

Spouse of a pediatrician here. She’s a few yrs out of residency and was the chief resident at her residency. She’s a natural born leader and a great physician but the way the current practice is treating her doesn’t sit well with me. I dont want to go into detail but we need to decide if she should continue working for her current employer.

Please share any advice regarding opening a new pediatric practice like EMR costs, startup costs, personal experiences of hiring nurses, staff leaving, MAs, rental costs for the building, initial equipment costs, etc…how long it took to actually make a profit? Hours worked per week, did you guys take any time off, keep a 4 day schedule, etc… and also, is it worth the effort? If it’s private info, please DM me.

Thanks!

Hi! Im an M4 applying pediatrics this cycle, looking for any and all advice about applying and what to look for in residency programs.

What questions did you ask during interviews or what was important to you in the application process?

A little about me - i'm based in Georgia. MD school. Passed step 1 on first try, 25x step 2 score. Minimal research, I do have some smaller projects that aren't peds based. Looking to apply mostly in the Southeast, pacific or possibly even mountain areas. My goal as of now is to go in to primary care after residency and not pursue a fellowship. I am not super interested in top programs like Cincinnati or Boston Children's.

Thanks!

Hi friends, 1st year Primary Care Attending here feeling really insecure in my antibiotic management. My heart sinks every time I make a choice, in my mind, and then double check myself on UpToDate or Open Evidence only to find that another option is preferred. Does anyone have any tips, tricks, diagrams, pocket guides, or any other tools that help them feel more confident? Thanks!

I am a 2014 graduate and did fcps in pediatrics and mrcpch written exam cleared, i am planning to give steps and appear in residency match on 2 years, do i have any chances to secure a pediatric residency position or my chances are not good.i am really worried and would live to hear your thoughts ❤️

how to start studying for boards during my residency? any good anki deck? flashcards is the way i passed my usmles and its so effecient for me

I know this is a little last minute, but I'd really appreciate some advice.

I applied to a pediatric subspecialty fellowship last year at only a handful of programs and didn't match. Since then I've been working as a general pediatrician, and honestly I'm content with my job.

The problem is that I've always really enjoyed the subspecialty too. Part of me feels like I'd be selling myself short professionally if I never pursued it. On the other hand, I know fellowship (and the career afterward) comes with more stress, more nights/weekends, and a very different lifestyle.

Another thing is that if I apply this year and either don't match again or decide not to rank because I'm not 100% sure, I worry I may hurt my chances if I apply again next year. Waiting until next year also means the fellowship may be a shorter 2-year pathway, but nobody knows whether that cycle will be more competitive.

Has anyone been in a situation where you were genuinely happy in your attending job but sometimes want to be more than a pediatrician Did you pursue fellowship or stay where you were, and looking back, do you have any regrets?

Is it hard to get the fellowship as someone who had home country training? Would love to jear frome someone like me

Would love to hear your experience

Has anyone used the truelearn question bank for the ABP certifying exam and would recommend it? Are there any other question banks besides Medstudy that are recommended? For context, I am retaking the exam this year. I previously used Medstudy to prepare and am now using PBR with medstudy qbank. I have finished the q-bank and am going through my incorrects. I would like another question bank to test myself as I'm a little worried that reusing Medstudy is giving me a false sense of security and preparation.

This would be my second cycle and I am really skeptical about applying again. I am a Non-US IMG with Pass/236/213 scores. I am currently rotating in a clinic near Chicago. The attending has done combined IM Peds Residency. In the clinic both the adult and pediatric population is checked. The LoR which the attending will provide will be on the clinic name, which is related to Pediatric. So would this cause any issue, if the LoR is on the clinic name (Pediatric Clinic) but recommend me for IM/FM. I need suggestions in this regard.

I have been recently volun-told to take over grand rounds. If I’m going to do this, I want to make it a bit more engaging. Something more than the standard talking head. I know the general guidelines (get people who speak well, have them leave room for questions, etc) but has anyone come across anything innovative in the structure of grand rounds? Any great ideas to drive participant engagement?
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