medical specialization?

Question

What would be a good spetailization for a doctor? One that allows you to make good money, it's in demand, it can include research work.One that doesn't mean to work in an operating room, mainly consultations, more indepentdent-like.

Answer 1

Check the percent of deaths caused by the top five killer diseases in your country and you can be sure that any specialization dealing with these diseases have big money poured into them.

Answer 2

Great question, however, I can't think of very many useful answers. First, the most lucrative medical profession is cosmetic plastic surgery. It is financially rewarding, is emotionally rewarding, most all the endings are happy ones, doesn't require a lot of actual working hours, although it does require OR time. If you want to stick strictly with consults, the only areas I can think of are insurance company independent medical examiners, or medical directors. Both of these fields would allow you to work as either a salaried employee or as a self contracted employee paid at whatever fee you negotiate. There are many places that use IME practitioners and medical directors, and I believe both positions can be very well compensated. If you prefer to stay in an office setting, solo practice and just want to do specialty consults, the reimbursement from the insurance carriers will totally kill you! Although, if personal counseling or marriage counseling is your thing, these may be consults that are all self pay, cash up front, no insurance billing. Don't plan on making a huge living from it though, unless you are a counselor to the stars! Another area that would allow you to do consults as well as a bit of research may be the field of infertility or neurology, where you can do a bit of stem cell research as well. Medicine was never meant to be a field one could make a lot of money from. When I entered the field, the choice was due to a unfulfilled need to help others....However, one must decide what the true reason is that they are pursuing the profession...is it for the gratification a surgeon gets when he walks out of the OR knowing they just saved a life, or is it for the money? If it's for the money, then don't even look at any other type of practice other than cosmetic plastic surgery. If it is for the gratification, the entire scope of medicine is your arena, you can make any choice you like. Choose wisely, medicine is a very demanding field, the hours are many the dollars are few, the stress is high just like the divorce rates among physicians! If you are young, think long and hard. Try to determine what is right for you and you only. I wish you all the best!

Answer 3

I'm assume you are quite young (below age 12) so this questions of yours is perhaps more out curiosity than the formation of a career decision.

Lets say for arguments sake that a good specialisation means the same as a popular specialisation. Not including any surgical specialities, I would suggest dermatology, radiology and possibly gastroentrology. These medical specialities are all very popular with trainee doctors and for very good reason; hours are relatively good (except cardiology), research opportunites do exist, good pay, lower levels of stress, greater flexibility

Answer 4

All body parts are alike. So respect must be given to all fields of specialization. Be it cardiology, neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynaocology, dermatology, urology or the likes. Its only when you study 4-5 years of MBBS that a person gets to know his / her real area of interest. Offcourse a noble profession like doctors should be over and above money making. If you're good at your job, money automatically follows. Research work or hard core surgery are also a matter of choice and what a person finds more exciting. But my personal choice, oncology and cardiology, and I would choose surgery to research!

Answer 5

Cardiology requires surgical work in cathetorization and implanting pace makers. Try dermatology.

Answer 6

Oncology

Answer 7

it depends upon wht u like.....i feel both surgery n medicine equaly important. both go side by side....i preffer sugery as i like that, though its more risky.....money is a passive thing , if u r hard working n doing good in ur dept then u ,ll get money as a passive object......But i think a doc should be above money making mind....its such a honorable professional.

for specialization, i ,ll suggest surgery!!

Answer 8

radiology, no, no longer in a disaster or conflict zone-they sometimes have not got radiologists and equipment in those aspects and different scientific docs can study any videos they are waiting to get, if any.

Answer 9

Cardiology. But it's hard work ahead for that.

Answer 10

epidemiology, public health, paediatrics, pathologist