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Fellowship or not?
Hi Everyone,
This is the first time I'm using this forum but figured it would be a great place to pick everyone's brain. I'm currently a Cancer Rehab Fellow at MSKCC in NYC. I had the pleasure of meeting a few of you at the recent AANEM conference (first time atendee) and left feeling super inspired and excited to learn more and dive into NMM/EDX.
I'm currently in the process of looking for academic-based job in NYC area to specialize in cancer rehab. I envision my practice to include EMG studies - as we know patients with cancer develop a lot of NM effects related to diseae/treatments/ etc. While I had a good amount of practice as a resident, my current fellowship focuses on general cancer rehab and not much hands on EMG practice, unfortunately. My concern is that I won't feel prepared to take on complicated EMG cases when I start my job. I'm also between a rock and a hard place in that I'd consider another fellowship for the additional in-depth training but feel that there is such a need for cancer rehab physicians now. Also I believe I'm too late in applying for a fellowship for 2023.
That's my story. Was wondering if anyone here has any advice? Any tips on asking my potential employer for strategies and support to develop my skills?
I appreciate any input/ guidance.
Chanel
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