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Extra training that changes the job

• Sports medicine

  One extra year. Clinic work plus covering teams and events.

• Obstetrics

  Extra training to keep delivering babies. In short supply, especially in rural areas.

• Geriatrics

  One extra year caring for older patients, where most primary care actually happens.

• Addiction medicine

  Treating substance use disorders, an area with far more need than doctors.

• Hospital medicine

  Caring for admitted patients in shift blocks instead of running a clinic.