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I'm genuinely curious—why does ENT seem to be one of the least recommended clinical branches during PG counselling?

Whenever people discuss branch preferences, ENT is often kept near the bottom, while Medicine, Surgery, Radiology, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Anaesthesia, etc. get recommended much more often.

Is there a specific reason for this? Like

- Is the earning potential lower?

- Are there fewer job opportunities?

- Is it difficult to build a private practice?

- Or is it simply because people find other branches more interesting?

I'm a medical student trying to get a realistic understanding of what it's like for women who choose general surgery as a career.

I'd love to hear from anyone with experience—female surgeons, male surgeons, residents, attendings/consultants, or anyone who has worked closely with female colleagues in surgery.

Some questions I have:

\- Have you noticed any gender-related challenges or biases in general surgery? If so, how common are they today?

\- Do female surgeons generally receive the same opportunities for training, operating, leadership, and career progression?

\- How manageable is the lifestyle in the long term, especially for those who want to balance family and career?

\- What are the long-term career options after general surgery (private practice, academics, fellowships, subspecialties, etc.)?

\- Are there any misconceptions about women in surgery that you've found to be untrue?

\- If you've worked with female surgeons, what has your experience been like? Have things changed over the years?

\- Looking back, would you encourage a woman who is genuinely interested in surgery to pursue it? Why or why not?

Thanks in advance!

Note: I can't edit the title, but I wasn't referring specifically to General Surgery as a specialty. I meant surgery as a career overall, including different surgical specialties, and was asking about the lifestyle and career from that broader perspective.

I'm a medical student trying to get a realistic understanding of what it's like for women who choose general surgery as a career.

I'd love to hear from anyone with experience—female surgeons, male surgeons, residents, attendings/consultants, or anyone who has worked closely with female colleagues in surgery.

Some questions I have:

\- Have you noticed any gender-related challenges or biases in general surgery? If so, how common are they today?

\- Do female surgeons generally receive the same opportunities for training, operating, leadership, and career progression?

\- How manageable is the lifestyle in the long term, especially for those who want to balance family and career?

\- What are the long-term career options after general surgery (private practice, academics, fellowships, subspecialties, etc.)?

\- Are there any misconceptions about women in surgery that you've found to be untrue?

\- If you've worked with female surgeons, what has your experience been like? Have things changed over the years?

\- Looking back, would you encourage a woman who is genuinely interested in surgery to pursue it? Why or why not?

Thanks in advance!

Note: I can't edit the title, but I wasn't referring specifically to General Surgery as a specialty. I meant surgery as a career overall, including different surgical specialties, and was asking about the lifestyle and career from that broader perspective.

I'm a medical student trying to get a realistic understanding of what it's like for women who choose general surgery as a career.

I'd love to hear from anyone with experience—female surgeons, male surgeons, residents, attendings/consultants, or anyone who has worked closely with female colleagues in surgery.

Some questions I have:

- Have you noticed any gender-related challenges or biases in general surgery? If so, how common are they today?

- Do female surgeons generally receive the same opportunities for training, operating, leadership, and career progression?

- How manageable is the lifestyle in the long term, especially for those who want to balance family and career?

- What are the long-term career options after general surgery (private practice, academics, fellowships, subspecialties, etc.)?

- Are there any misconceptions about women in surgery that you've found to be untrue?

- If you've worked with female surgeons, what has your experience been like? Have things changed over the years?

- Looking back, would you encourage a woman who is genuinely interested in surgery to pursue it? Why or why not?

Thanks in advance!

Note: I can't edit the title, but I wasn't referring specifically to General Surgery as a specialty. I meant surgery as a career overall, including different surgical specialties, and was asking about the lifestyle and career from that broader perspective.

I'm a medical student trying to get a realistic understanding of what it's like for women who choose general surgery as a career.

I'd love to hear from anyone with experience—female surgeons, male surgeons, residents, attendings/consultants, or anyone who has worked closely with female colleagues in surgery.

Some questions I have:

- Have you noticed any gender-related challenges or biases in general surgery? If so, how common are they today?

- Do female surgeons generally receive the same opportunities for training, operating, leadership, and career progression?

- How manageable is the lifestyle in the long term, especially for those who want to balance family and career?

- What are the long-term career options after general surgery (private practice, academics, fellowships, subspecialties, etc.)?

- Are there any misconceptions about women in surgery that you've found to be untrue?

- If you've worked with female surgeons, what has your experience been like? Have things changed over the years?

- Looking back, would you encourage a woman who is genuinely interested in surgery to pursue it? Why or why not?

Thanks in advance!

Note: I can't edit the title, but I wasn't referring specifically to General Surgery as a specialty. I meant surgery as a career overall, including different surgical specialties, and was asking about the lifestyle and career from that broader perspective.

I'm a medical student trying to get a realistic understanding of what it's like for women who choose general surgery as a career.

I'd love to hear from anyone with experience—female surgeons, male surgeons, residents, attendings/consultants, or anyone who has worked closely with female colleagues in surgery.

Some questions I have:

- Have you noticed any gender-related challenges or biases in general surgery? If so, how common are they today?

- Do female surgeons generally receive the same opportunities for training, operating, leadership, and career progression?

- How manageable is the lifestyle in the long term, especially for those who want to balance family and career?

- What are the long-term career options after general surgery (private practice, academics, fellowships, subspecialties, etc.)?

- Are there any misconceptions about women in surgery that you've found to be untrue?

- If you've worked with female surgeons, what has your experience been like? Have things changed over the years?

- Looking back, would you encourage a woman who is genuinely interested in surgery to pursue it? Why or why not?

Thanks in advance!

Note: I can't edit the title, but I wasn't referring specifically to General Surgery as a specialty. I meant surgery as a career overall, including different surgical specialties, and was asking about the lifestyle and career from that broader perspective.

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I'm a medical student trying to get a realistic understanding of what it's like for women who choose general surgery as a career.

I'd love to hear from anyone —female surgeons, male surgeons, residents, attendings/consultants, or anyone who has worked closely with female colleagues in surgery.

Some questions I have:

- Have you noticed any gender-related challenges or biases in general surgery? If so, how common are they today?

- Do female surgeons generally receive the same opportunities for training, operating, leadership, and career progression?

- How manageable is the lifestyle in the long term, especially for those who want to balance family and career?

- What are the long-term career options after general surgery (private practice, academics, fellowships, subspecialties, etc.)?

- Are there any misconceptions about women in surgery that you've found to be untrue?

- If you've worked with female surgeons, what has your experience been like? Have things changed over the years?

- Looking back, would you encourage a woman who is genuinely interested in surgery to pursue it? Why or why not?

Thanks in advance!

Note: I can't edit the title, but I wasn't referring specifically to General Surgery as a specialty. I meant surgery as a career overall, including different surgical specialties, and was asking about the lifestyle and career from that broader perspective.

I'm currently trying to lose weight and I track my calories and macros every day.

Today I ate more rice and my totals ended up like this:

Calories: 1,081 / 1,200 kcal

Carbs: 164 g / 147 g (17 g over)

Protein: 45 g

Fat: 28 g

So I'm still under my calorie goal, but I'm over my carb target. Will i gain weight? What to do? Should i control my carbs also even though my calorie is under control.

My current weight is 52kg my target weight is 45kg

I am 22F of 148cm height and from last week i have started working out for an hour

I'm currently trying to lose weight and I track my calories and macros every day.

Today I ate more rice and my totals ended up like this:

Calories: 1,081 / 1,200 kcal

Carbs: 164 g / 147 g (17 g over)

Protein: 45 g

Fat: 28 g

So I'm still under my calorie goal, but I'm over my carb target. Will i gain weight? What to do? Should i control my carbs also even though my calorie is under limit?

I’m a college student staying in a hostel, and I’ve been wondering if eating chicken around 5 times a week is unhealthy in the long run.

The main reason is that in our hostel, fish is rarely served and eggs are usually available only about twice a week. On most other days, the hostel serves chicken. If they don’t serve a good protein option, I sometimes order chicken from outside because it’s the easiest and most affordable source of protein for me.

I generally eat it with rice and I work out a few times a week. I don’t eat much red meat.

Should I be worried about eating chicken this often, or is it generally fine for someone in my situation?

I'm considering ENT (Otorhinolaryngology) as a possible PG branch.

Specifically, I'd like to know:

How is the work-life balance during residency and after residency?

How competitive is it compared to other surgical branches?

What are the pros and cons that people don't usually talk about?

If you had the choice again, would you still choose ENT? Why or why not?

I'm interested in a branch with a mix of medicine and surgery, decent work-life balance.

Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences.