My Good News!

[DrMomof3]

I found out that I passed the final part of my subspecialty boards this week! This is so huge to me. It's been a lot of very difficult years to get here and I'm so excited.

4 years undergrad
2 years post-bac (to finish my science requirements)
4 years med school
6 years of residency
2 years of fellowship (during which time I lived 200 miles away from my DH while raising 2 children under the age of 3)

I took 3 parts of the USMLE exam to get my license. I took specialty written boards. Submitted a case log to get "approved" to take oral boards. Flew to Dallas for oral boards. Submitted case log to get "approved" to take subspecialty boards. And finally I took my subspecialty boards and - amazingly enough - passed!!!
I still have to "maintain certification" which means case logs and re-cert exams but I feel like I've passed the final hurdle!

Thanks for letting me share my happy news!
Amanda

PS I also was approved for a raise by my hospital which is awesome (and will hopefully allow us to take MORE trips to Disney!)

 

[Yvet]

Congrats

 

[sau418]

Congratulations!! What is your subspecialty?

 

[AnneR]

Congratulations!!

All I can say is WOW - a lot of work but you made it!

 

[schoen]

I have such a lot of respect and admiration for the dedication and drive that is required in your profession. Congrats!!!!!

 

[wdwscout]

Whew!!! That's a lot of years under your belt- and you're just getting started!
Congrats on passing your subspecialty boards.

 

[*NikkiBell*]

Congrats!!!!

 

[bigmoonmullen]

Congratulations!!!

 

[adsrtw]

Congrats to you!

 

[simonkodousek]

Congratulations! That is QUITE an accomplishment! You deserve the raise, and MANY MANY MANY more trips to Disney! Again, congratulations!

 

[DrMomof3]

Thank you all!
I'm a pediatric urologist. I'm lucky because 2 of the pediatric anesthesiologists (and a few of the recovery room nurses) are DVC members so we always have fun talking Disney at work!
Summer is super busy for us so I will definitely earn my August trip!!!

Amanda

 

[daneenm]

Wow, what an accomplishment! Congratulations!

 

[TMcDwyer]

Congrats! That is awesome!

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

Congratulations! That is a lot of dedication, and quite an accomplishment.

 

[DisneyKevin]

That is some accomplishment Amanda.

Congratulations!

 

[SKWDW]

Congrats! That's quite an accomplishment!

Plus I see that you're training for the Disney Half-Marathon 2011 too. I guess you'll have time to sleep in about 15 years.

 

[cobbler]

Congrats!

 

[jblrn2b]

Congrats!

 

[lugnut33]

That's awesome. Congrats and glad everything came out good.

 

[DrMomof3]

Plus I see that you're training for the Disney Half-Marathon 2011 too. I guess you'll have time to sleep in about 15 years.

The half marathon is just an excuse to plan another trip to Disney! My biggest sleep-deprivation is my non-sleeping 2 year old. A surgical residency is good training for motherhood!!!

Thank you everyone! I really struggled with this last exam so I'm very happy and very proud!

Amanda