DrLEvanSmith
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Hello everybody!
So, I am a third-year Neurology Resident currently. We get a good amount if exposure to Sleep Medicine, however basically only as an "add-on" to a Neurology practice. Sleep really interests me, but whenever I mention that I may want to pursue it as a primary specialty, my attendings shoot it down saying it's not viable as a solo practice due to decreasing reimbursement for sleep studies, etc. In truth, both the specialty itself as well as the lifestyle I see really appeals to me, but I wanted to let if anyone out there does in fact have a Sleep-only practice, and if they do how much they enjoy it and if it is viable on its own (rather than my needing to essentially "tack it on" to a Neurology practice).
Hope that made sense; thank you everyone!
So, I am a third-year Neurology Resident currently. We get a good amount if exposure to Sleep Medicine, however basically only as an "add-on" to a Neurology practice. Sleep really interests me, but whenever I mention that I may want to pursue it as a primary specialty, my attendings shoot it down saying it's not viable as a solo practice due to decreasing reimbursement for sleep studies, etc. In truth, both the specialty itself as well as the lifestyle I see really appeals to me, but I wanted to let if anyone out there does in fact have a Sleep-only practice, and if they do how much they enjoy it and if it is viable on its own (rather than my needing to essentially "tack it on" to a Neurology practice).
Hope that made sense; thank you everyone!