Comments on: Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery http://efenem.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/cardiologist-and-cardiothoracic-surgery/ Im Namen Allahs, Des Gnädigen, Des Allerbarmers. Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:17:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Iman http://efenem.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/cardiologist-and-cardiothoracic-surgery/#comment-1974 Iman Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:17:58 +0000 http://efenem.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/cardiologist-and-cardiothoracic-surgery/#comment-1974 It does take long to train in cardiology but the years pass by quickly if you enjoy the speciality. I am currently working as a cardiology registrar in the UK but am interested in applying for a cardiology fellowship in canada, do you have any tips as where I should start. I tried to enquire but some of the programmes charge fees for IMG. It does take long to train in cardiology but the years pass by quickly if you enjoy the speciality.

I am currently working as a cardiology registrar in the UK but am interested in applying for a cardiology fellowship in canada, do you have any tips as where I should start.

I tried to enquire but some of the programmes charge fees for IMG.

]]> By: fauzan http://efenem.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/cardiologist-and-cardiothoracic-surgery/#comment-1206 fauzan Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:37:04 +0000 http://efenem.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/cardiologist-and-cardiothoracic-surgery/#comment-1206 omg!!!!?.......what the.....i can't believe it....that a bit worried me...then the best option to the people who want CTS&cardiology is to go oversea....but according to chiew sk...it is still worrying me....ermm nvm i still have a log way to go... omg!!!!?…….what the…..i can’t believe it….that a bit worried me…then the best option to the people who want CTS&cardiology is to go oversea….but according to chiew sk…it is still worrying me….ermm nvm i still have a log way to go…

]]> By: Chiew SK http://efenem.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/cardiologist-and-cardiothoracic-surgery/#comment-1019 Chiew SK Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:49:00 +0000 http://efenem.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/cardiologist-and-cardiothoracic-surgery/#comment-1019 I am a malaysian (originally from Penang) doing my cardiology fellowship in Canada now. No doubt this is a challenging career and long training year. In Canada, we go to cardiology fellowship (very competitive) after 3 years of internal medicine. Then after 3 years of cardiology fellowship, you may want to further specialize in electrophysiology, interventional cardiology, heart failure, echo, cardiac MRI, cardiac CT. etc, this will take another 1-2 years. I guess the north american system is more organised than british system. When you are in, you are in and out for sure. Cardiac surgery is not hot in north america because you can't get a job, CABG is getting less here and taken over by PCI. Even Neurosurgery, is diffcult to get job here because of interventional radiologists. General surgeon lost their skills to gastroenterologists here to do OGD, ERCP or colonoscopy. I haven't back to Malaysia for years and really have no understandings on technology there. In here, surgery has changed from front line to last line in the past 20 years. Of course, the roles for surgeons always there. Bottomline: do what you have passion and enjoy in your life. I am a malaysian (originally from Penang) doing my cardiology fellowship in Canada now. No doubt this is a challenging career and long training year. In Canada, we go to cardiology fellowship (very competitive) after 3 years of internal medicine. Then after 3 years of cardiology fellowship, you may want to further specialize in electrophysiology, interventional cardiology, heart failure, echo, cardiac MRI, cardiac CT. etc, this will take another 1-2 years. I guess the north american system is more organised than british system. When you are in, you are in and out for sure.

Cardiac surgery is not hot in north america because you can’t get a job, CABG is getting less here and taken over by PCI. Even Neurosurgery, is diffcult to get job here because of interventional radiologists. General surgeon lost their skills to gastroenterologists here to do OGD, ERCP or colonoscopy.

I haven’t back to Malaysia for years and really have no understandings on technology there. In here, surgery has changed from front line to last line in the past 20 years. Of course, the roles for surgeons always there.

Bottomline: do what you have passion and enjoy in your life.

]]> By: American http://efenem.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/cardiologist-and-cardiothoracic-surgery/#comment-475 American Fri, 23 May 2008 00:57:43 +0000 http://efenem.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/cardiologist-and-cardiothoracic-surgery/#comment-475 Gee....IJN training is soooo tough and sooooo very long......even more tougher then American Thoracic Boards.......message to prospective CT surgeons......go to America......assure you you will be doing Bentalls in your 4th year.....and Truncus during second year of Paeds Fellowship...... Gee….IJN training is soooo tough and sooooo very long……even more tougher then American Thoracic Boards…….message to prospective CT surgeons……go to America……assure you you will be doing Bentalls in your 4th year…..and Truncus during second year of Paeds Fellowship……

]]> By: efenem http://efenem.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/cardiologist-and-cardiothoracic-surgery/#comment-473 efenem Wed, 21 May 2008 20:49:19 +0000 http://efenem.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/cardiologist-and-cardiothoracic-surgery/#comment-473 Truth is frightening... and so is medicine. But most of us here seem happy all the time. A little frightening facts won't hurt. This entry is merely frightening. It's just a series of observation put together in one entry. The most senior CTS must be like late 50s or 60s something. But I don't really understand the question :D Truth is frightening… and so is medicine. But most of us here seem happy all the time. A little frightening facts won’t hurt.

This entry is merely frightening. It’s just a series of observation put together in one entry.

The most senior CTS must be like late 50s or 60s something. But I don’t really understand the question :D

]]> By: Soo Ching http://efenem.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/cardiologist-and-cardiothoracic-surgery/#comment-472 Soo Ching Wed, 21 May 2008 18:53:12 +0000 http://efenem.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/cardiologist-and-cardiothoracic-surgery/#comment-472 i wonder how old is the "more senior" CTS?? *you're not trying to frighten us don't you??? i wonder how old is the “more senior” CTS??

*you’re not trying to frighten us don’t you???

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