Go for it. To me an IM resident dating a rheum fellow is fine, as long as they dont have a professional relationship as much as possible.

Can a fellow date a resident?

It is unacceptable for a resident or faculty physician to have a romantic relationship or sexual contact with a former patient for at least two (2) years after the termination of the physician-patient relationship. The treating relationship in such a circumstance should end as soon as it is medically safe.

Are residents allowed to date medical students?

Full Member. Residents are forbidden to date medical students, but it happens all the time anyway.

Whats the difference between a resident and fellow?

Residents have earned their medical degrees, but they are not fully independent physicians. They are not board-certified or fully credentialed. The medical community considers residents to be in training during their residency. Fellows are fully credentialed physicians who are able to practice medicine independently.

Do residents get paid?

Whilst Victoria and NSW pay their Resident doctors approximately the same rate of pay. There are some things you get when you work as a Resident in Victoria.

What comes first fellowship or residency?

The first year of training after medical school is called an internship, or more commonly it is called first year of residency or PGY-1 (Post-Graduate Year-1). The training that is done after a residency (in a subspecialty) is usually called a fellowship.

How long are you a resident before an attending?

Depending upon the specialty that the physician has chosen, a residency may last from two to seven years. All residents are supervised by senior physicians. In a medical facility, the physician who has the major responsibility for a patients care is called the attending physician.

What is it like dating a resident doctor?

Dating a doctor in residency means long shifts, stress and exhaustion, and it takes a strong relationship to weather this time in a young doctors career. Like any relationship, dating a resident takes some work. Its constant work, really. Its a wholly different thing for two people in the medical field to date.

Why are residents paid so little?

Compared to other professions with similar or even lower levels of training, resident pay appears very small. This is because resident graduate medical eduction (GME) funding is primarily provided by Medicare, but salaries are decided by the teaching hospitals themselves. And there isnt much incentive to increase pay.

Do fellows get paid more than residents?

A fellowship usually follows residency and is designed to train fellows in a narrower specialty. While some fellows may earn more than residents, the salary is still lower than for most working physicians. Usually fellows have to pay for the majority of their living costs, including housing and at least some meals.

Is a resident higher than a fellow?

A fellow is a physician who has completed their residency and elects to complete further training in a specialty. The fellow is a fully credentialed physician who chooses to pursue additional training, the fellowship is optional and is not required to practice medicine, but is necessary for training in a subspecialty.

What is the easiest residency?

The easiest to get into is Family, Psychiatry, and Pediatrics. The easiest to go through is Psychiatry, then Family Medicine, and PM&R.

Do residents get paid the same?

Resident salaries are determined by an institution and correlate with training year rather than specialty. So, in a given training institution, all residents who are in their third year of training get the same salary, and all in their sixth year are paid the same. Surgical specialties typically pay more.

Whats the difference between a resident and a fellow?

Residents have earned their medical degrees, but they are not fully independent physicians. They are not board-certified or fully credentialed. Fellows are fully credentialed physicians who are able to practice medicine independently.