Paediatric Surgery

Career

Dr Osama BawazirAssistant Professor , Consultant Pediatric surgeon

FRCSI, FRCS(Ed), FRCS (glas), FRCSC,FAAP,FACS.

Pathways in a Medical CareerAfter qualifying as a doctor,

where next and how?

Careers Open to the Medical Graduate

Vascular Surgeon

General Surgeon Neurologist

GP

Public Health Physician

PathologistOccupational Health PhysicianMedical Journalist

Researcher

Medical Educationalist

Paediatric SurgeryAttractions

The last great surgical speciality• General paediatric surgery• Urology• Colo-rectal• Neurosurgery• Surgical oncology• Neonatal surgery• Hepatobiliary• Etc!!!

The last great surgical speciality

Paediatric SurgeryAttractions

• Generally healthy patient population

• Little in the way of post-op complications

• Quick post-op recovery

• Mortality relatively rare

Birth Few Days

2 Months

7 Months

10 Months

Are you interested?• Doing procedures, working

in an OR

• Direct communication style

• Like definitive answers; action, not discussion

• Like children

• Interest in health education and prevention

Why Not ?

• Lifestyle concerns • Lack of patient continuity • All procedures, not enough

diagnostics • Length of training• Patient population only children• Have to interact with parents • Can’t deal with terminally ill

children

Options to Consider

1) General practice vs. subspecialty ?

2) Academic center vs. community practice vs. other ?

3) “private” practice vs. large corporation ?

4) Involvement in research ?

5) Involvement in teaching ?

6) Involvement in administration ?

Paediatric SurgeryCareer pathway

• Basic General Surgical training (5y)

followed by

• ? Research (MD/PhD)

then

2 year fellowship training programme

Paediatric Surgery

• Fetal surgery

• Oncology surgery

• Transplant

• Laparoscopic

• Intersex

• Conjoint twin

Lifestyle

• Marriage

• Having kids

• Traveling for training

• Free time for family

• Sport

• Fixed working hours

• Emergency

Paediatric Surgery

A rewarding surgical speciality

But

Will there be jobs?

Advice and Words of Wisdom1) Follow you passion

2) Consider lifestyle

4) Identify mentor (s)

3) Consider finances

5) Remain focused yet flexible

Question?Question?

Thank You