Hi All,
My fiancee is a OBGYN resident and is considering a Minimally Invasive Gynecology Surgery (MIGS) fellowship after her 4th year. I read a study on the salaries of MIGS graduates published by the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology and the findings were quite surprising. Essentially, a 2 fellowship in MIGS does not result in any increase in starting salary when compared to Generalist OB/GYN. (https://www.aagl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PIIS1553465014017622.pdf)
So I am trying to understand why anyone would take on the additional risk of doing a 2 year fellowship when there seems to be no financial incentive. Is it possible that MIGS graduates have less workload in their careers? The study does not provide data about workload throughout a generalist vs. MIGS graduates' career but I'm curious if any out there have some anecdotal evidence? I imagine that you're also (probably) more marketable with this specialty?
Any feedback would be appreciated!
My fiancee is a OBGYN resident and is considering a Minimally Invasive Gynecology Surgery (MIGS) fellowship after her 4th year. I read a study on the salaries of MIGS graduates published by the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology and the findings were quite surprising. Essentially, a 2 fellowship in MIGS does not result in any increase in starting salary when compared to Generalist OB/GYN. (https://www.aagl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PIIS1553465014017622.pdf)
So I am trying to understand why anyone would take on the additional risk of doing a 2 year fellowship when there seems to be no financial incentive. Is it possible that MIGS graduates have less workload in their careers? The study does not provide data about workload throughout a generalist vs. MIGS graduates' career but I'm curious if any out there have some anecdotal evidence? I imagine that you're also (probably) more marketable with this specialty?
Any feedback would be appreciated!
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