Choosing the Choosing the Internal Medicine and Internal Medicine and

Pediatrics Pediatrics Residency Program Residency Program

Mayra E. Sanchez, MDMayra E. Sanchez, MDMed/Peds, PGY-3Med/Peds, PGY-3

What is Med/Peds?What is Med/Peds?

Residency in two specialtiesResidency in two specialties

Boarded in two specialtiesBoarded in two specialties

Capable of seeing adults and childrenCapable of seeing adults and children

Fellowships available in Medicine, Fellowships available in Medicine, Pediatrics or Med/PedsPediatrics or Med/Peds

Top 10 reasons medical students Top 10 reasons medical students chose Med/Peds as a career:chose Med/Peds as a career:

1) Age Spectrum1) Age Spectrum2) Variety/Depth of training2) Variety/Depth of training3) Liked both medicine and pediatrics3) Liked both medicine and pediatrics4) Flexible career options4) Flexible career options5) Primary care focus5) Primary care focus6) Ability to sub-specialize6) Ability to sub-specialize7) Role Models7) Role Models8) Did not want Obstetrics or Surgery8) Did not want Obstetrics or Surgery9) Transition and Adolescent Medicine9) Transition and Adolescent Medicine10)More Pediatrics Training10)More Pediatrics Training

Med/Peds: StatisticsMed/Peds: Statistics

2/3 of Med/Peds physicians go into 2/3 of Med/Peds physicians go into primary care primary care 11

Med/Peds residents score identically to Med/Peds residents score identically to categorical residents on both the Internal categorical residents on both the Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Boards. Medicine and Pediatrics Boards.

80 programs nationwide80 programs nationwide

1Terry, Ken, Where do med-peds fit? Who are these double-boarded physicians and do they pose a threat to other primary care doctors? Medical Economics, April 5, 2005

KU Med/PedsKU Med/Peds

ResourcesResources

The National Med/Peds Resident The National Med/Peds Resident Association: http://www.medpeds.org/Association: http://www.medpeds.org/

AAP section on Med/Peds: AAP section on Med/Peds: http://www.aap.org/sections/med-peds/default.cfm

AMA, FREIDA online: http://www.ama-AMA, FREIDA online: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2997.htmlassn.org/ama/pub/category/2997.html

Mayra E. Sanchez: msanchez@kumc.eduMayra E. Sanchez: msanchez@kumc.edu