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Hello,
I'm an incoming OMS-1 and think I would really like peds from the shadowing I've done, and I was just wondering what SDN peds thought about how our country's declining birth rates might affect patient populations for pediatricians in the future? I know pediatrics is already the lowest paid medical specialty, not that I care about the money, but I can't help but imagine a doomsday scenario where I get through residency and I'm fighting for the same jobs as experienced pediatricians. I know it's way too early to be thinking about this stuff, but I feel like it doesn't hurt to start thinking about it. Also, this sub-forum seems pretty dead anyway. 🤷♂️
I'm an incoming OMS-1 and think I would really like peds from the shadowing I've done, and I was just wondering what SDN peds thought about how our country's declining birth rates might affect patient populations for pediatricians in the future? I know pediatrics is already the lowest paid medical specialty, not that I care about the money, but I can't help but imagine a doomsday scenario where I get through residency and I'm fighting for the same jobs as experienced pediatricians. I know it's way too early to be thinking about this stuff, but I feel like it doesn't hurt to start thinking about it. Also, this sub-forum seems pretty dead anyway. 🤷♂️