I am a current second year medical student interested in surgery, and also the pediatric patient population. I have heard it is extremely competitive to match into a pediatric surgical fellowship from general surgery, but is the same true for pediatric orthopedics/ENT/urology etc? (Assuming you match into their respective residencies, I understand these are also competitive.) Are there certain pediatric surgical fields which are only available in an academic setting? Can they all sustain a practice where you just see pediatric patients? What are the most common procedures for each pediatric field that would not otherwise be performed for an adult population?
Also, if this is better suited for another forum, please let me know and I will post there. Thanks.
Also, if this is better suited for another forum, please let me know and I will post there. Thanks.