Why I DIDN'T... Family Medicine

Here's why I didn't choose the specialty of family medicine. Choosing a specialty is one of the most important decisions you'll make in medical school and in your path to becoming a doctor. Family medicine is a fantastic specialty, but it's not for everyone.

This is my experience with family medicine, why it ultimately wasn't high on my list of potential specialties, and tips for you if you're considering specializing in family medicine in the future.

It's important to note whether you prefer the clinic, hospital, or operating room when deciding on a specialty. Family medicine has a great deal of clinic time, which isn't for everyone, but do note that if you specialize with fellowship after your family medicine residency, you can further subspecialize. For example, sports medicine is office procedure heavy. Obstetrics allows you to deliver babies in labor & delivery. And so on.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Introduction
00:52 - My Experience with Family Medicine
07:09 - Tips for Those Considering FM

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[Spidernana]

Applying for Family Medicine right now, and watching this video comforts me in my decision 🙂
All his reasons for not going into FM... are *my* reasons for running to it!
I love the diversity of the field, and the freedom to decide or modify the kind of practice you want to have in different stages of your life. I don't see myself treating the same organ system or group of pathologies all my life, I like to follow the patient as a whole, never knowing what they're consulting me for and having a wide range of possibilities to investigate. And clinic appeals to me more than procedures 😅

[Sanyu-Tumusiime]

I can't understand those who hate clinic. it's the time where you connect with the patient. it's the best time. I love it.

[ccheetah]

I am so glad you're harping on why prestige should not dictate your specialty choice. This is such a massive vibe amongst med students and premeds and I think it's so counterproductive. Thanks for making these videos and stOMPing on some of these misconceptions, making me a very happy subscriber!

[bf]

I finished family medicine and i deeply regret not taking my surgery rotation seriously! Excisions, i&d, wound care, suturing etc… when u r alone and start your own practice… u need to know these things…procedures make more money than pure consults alone 😅

[downinflames]

People in competitive specialities trash family medicine until they realize the family med doctors are the ones referring patients to them!

[musiqal]

How could people hate clinic? I think clinic is Connecting with patients in such a setting is priceless to me.

[chadelliott]

Awesome video! I want to be a PCP and this video helped confirm that I still want to be a family doctor. I wanted to see the negatives to family medicine and as you said, I love a broad range of hobbies and I have never been one for diving deep in one area and enjoy learning many more things in a less in-depth way.

[nigelwest]

I think it would be rewarding being peoples main Doctor. one of the only doctors in health promotion trying to stop people from needing expensive care

[duser]

That Ego talk really did hit me. I may be aiming too high personally and taking too much stress in return. I guess i want to be that dude that wants to score a 310 in the STEPs. Should really make my goal more attainable and be happy with the progress i have made since i started grinding.

[Geriatricks]

FM resident here, bread and butter is not life style changes, it’s managing the majority of medical conditions not treated by biologics and surgeries. There often isn’t time to talk about lifestyle changes, but sometimes there is. Agree with picking the specialty that you enjoy over prestige. Can earn >300k in a lot of places. Fellowships listed are somewhat correct, no allergy, see the list at AAFP

[TinaOnEarth]

I'd love to see a future pediatrics video! I'm currently stuck between Peds and PM&R specialities..

[uhsureiguess]

You should do a video talking about scope of practice changes with PA, NP, and Family medicine. I'm heavily considering FM but am concerned about scope changes.

[drsomeone]

Cannot wait to start my residency in family medicine upcoming October 🙌🏻
Thank you Dr.Jubal for your inspiring and eye opening videos 🌹

[whazzas]

IM doctor here. It can be very gratifying knowing you still know a bit about everything and (if your really good) you actually know what you are talking about. This is pretty special if you consider the incredibly vast amount of information that covers the entire human body and all of its pathologies. FM is even more broad, if you keep up your scope of practice including pediatric patients, possibly even OB and GYN or even some minor surgical procedures. The pay per hour, don't kid yourself, is nowhere near a lot of specialists but it can be high if you work hard and put in a lot of hours. I work 60+ hours each weak and cleared 330K last year. Primary care is massively understaffed and many doctors have quit these last couple years, and health systems are raising rates for primary care doctors. Pediatrics and FM usually earn slightly lower. treating children usually comes with a pay cut as unfortunately a lot of children come in with younger parents who are on Medicaid.

[nova]

I love family medicine! Urgent care/walk in clinics are my life

[cm]

Work with internal medicine residents at my primary care clinic when they do their rotations there. Only know 2 out of 60 that want to do primary care after they are done. The rest either hospitalist or a specialty.

[DaRyteJuan]

After watching several of your videos where you didn’t appear on camera and I only had your voice to go on, it was cool to finally see the face and the voice together.

Nice. 👍🏻

[DetectiveMcGarnacle]

I worked with gen surgery resident in a non clinical setting for a year. If you think some MDs belittle other MD “non-prestigious”specialties, wait until you see how this chick treated non-MDs. She was of the most insufferable and divisive human beings I have ever been around.

[DaRyteJuan]

Great channel and great content. As a mere patient who got sexually abused by my GO, your videos have been instructive helping me sort out proper conduct from misconduct.

[lubnasattar]

Lol, I was wondering if that was a coincidence ur channel and there posted about the same topic .family medicine 😂🤦🏻‍♀️