Questions on Med Admissions and Various Specialties

Pre-Med & Medical School Careers in Medicine
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<p>PSedrishMD, a few questions:</p>

<p>DO universities generally show preference to their own undergraduates when accepting students into their med schools? I just got in (yesterday :-) ) to the University of Florida, home of Shands Hospital, and I would love to stay for my medical education.</p>

<p>How many years after med school are there to be come a pediatrician? same question for emergency medicine.</p>

<p>Can you give me some pros and cons of the two fields? I've read books about both, but I would love some direct information. I love children, but emergency medicine is also appealing because my entire family consists of paramedics, firefighters, etc. and as a kid I always considered them all heros. </p>

<p>Anyways, thank you for the time you put forth, for everyone on this board.</p>

<p>-lacey</p>

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<p>lacey:...congrats!
1) Not a lot of preference to their own grads.
2) Peds 3 years; ER 3-4 years.
3) Compare and contrast them? Wow.....you know football?? It's like comparing an offensive guard (=the peds guy: plodding along, day after day, needed but rarely appreciated; no glory) and a kick returner (=the ER guy: action--inaction, sparkling! fumble??)</p>

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<p>you could also consider pediatric emergency medicine (pem)...
btw PSedrish MD how long is the pem fellowship?</p>