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I'm a lady nontrad closing in on my late 20s and considering having more children sooner rather than later.
My SO and I are hoping to have a baby during my gap year before med school (my application year).
My primary concern with this plan is having enough time with my child during residency, especially intern year. If we were to do this and it works (barring fertility issues, etc.), the little one will be 4 during my intern year. I don't want to cause separation anxiety issues by never seeing my child or not being home at a predictable time. If I know anything about kids that age, it's that they need structure and routine.
I'm currently an educational professional and see myself in Pediatrics or possibly Family Medicine. Of course, this is program-dependent, but what's an approximate sign-out time for the busier rotations in Peds residency? I am thinking my SO would have to take care of dropoff and pickup, but I'd really like to have some playtime and do the bedtime routine, so I'd ideally like to be home at 7 pm at latest. Do most programs have a night float system to avoid 24-hour call?
My SO and I are hoping to have a baby during my gap year before med school (my application year).
My primary concern with this plan is having enough time with my child during residency, especially intern year. If we were to do this and it works (barring fertility issues, etc.), the little one will be 4 during my intern year. I don't want to cause separation anxiety issues by never seeing my child or not being home at a predictable time. If I know anything about kids that age, it's that they need structure and routine.
I'm currently an educational professional and see myself in Pediatrics or possibly Family Medicine. Of course, this is program-dependent, but what's an approximate sign-out time for the busier rotations in Peds residency? I am thinking my SO would have to take care of dropoff and pickup, but I'd really like to have some playtime and do the bedtime routine, so I'd ideally like to be home at 7 pm at latest. Do most programs have a night float system to avoid 24-hour call?
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