I plan on going to medical school in a few years, and the subject of reproduction fascinates me. I'd love to be able to open a fertiliy clinic some day, and I feel that being both an OB/GYN and urologist would help.
2007-06-29 11:07:55 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Sure you can. My father was a psychiatrist and a neurologist and I have a friend who is a neurosurgeon and an oncologist - obviously specializing in malignant brain tumors. When you want to practice in an area that covers more than one specialty, it makes sense to know them both. Good luck!!
2007-06-29 11:14:37 · answer #1 · answered by decivilian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can do two residencies if you want to, but it really isn't necessary. You can become a fertility specialist via either route, depending if you prefer to focus on the male or female side of the equation.
Get yourself into med school first. You might find that you get tired of looking at (insert body part here) all day and choose something totally different. There is also reproductive endocrinology to consider.
That is so far down the road for you that it's not worth worrying about now.
Good luck with med school.
2007-06-30 10:41:53 · answer #2 · answered by Pangolin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can do infertility and reproduction medicine from both pathways.
I.e. you can either do OB/GYN or Urology. Then, you would have to do a fellowship in fertility. There is NO point in doing both OB/GYN and Urology. It would be a huge waste of time!
Like I said, either specialty can get you to infertility.
I'd first suggest you focus on getting into medical school! Get excellent grades and a good MCAT.
The majority of medical students change what they THOUGHT they wanted to go into once they got into clinical rotations.
2007-06-29 18:33:22 · answer #3 · answered by dwp_hornblower 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In Canada, a specialty such as Obsetrics/Gynecology or Urology takes 4 years of post-graduate study after receiving a medical degree. Thus, for you to specialize in both would require 8 years of study after graduating with an M.D., which of course, requires a period of premedical study before that. You can do it if you want, but be prepared to spend a lot of time.
I believe this would apply even to American medical training.
2007-06-29 18:18:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure if you are willing to do the work and give up more of your life. You would need to the residencies one after another and not at the same time... Not unheard to double specialize but this would seem to be an odd pair. The real benefits seem to be less than the energy and years invested
2007-06-29 18:19:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, you can do both residencies. Of course, you'll only have a few years left to practice before you hit retirement age!
2007-06-30 02:49:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can be both but you'd have to go to school to specialize for both so that's more med school. I don't know how much you need to know about urology to be an OBGYN but I don;t think you need to specialize in it as well.
2007-06-29 18:12:10 · answer #7 · answered by Lady Geologist 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sure you can do anything you put your mind to its nice to see someone has the ambition to do more in life good luck to you
2007-06-29 18:11:49 · answer #8 · answered by tnsupermomwhit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do not know what you are talking about. Once you get your MD, your judgments will focus better.
2007-06-29 22:30:01 · answer #9 · answered by kenneth h 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is not feasible to specialize in two disciplines. It is too time consuming.
2007-06-29 18:11:08 · answer #10 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋