Yeah - but I have to decide by the end of this year. I need to set up my aways for the military about a year in advance.

I have my login for that - they've tried to get us to use it, but I haven't done much online with it. We just haven't had a lot of time! I'll link through to it and see what it says!

I have spent a huge amount of time working with an ID and an OB in actual practice conditions due to two unique programs that my school has, so I know the day-to-day of both thoroughly - it's just deciding! Arg.

Thanks for everyone's input! I am going to go for what I truly love in the end - you guys are right, it will make me more fulfilled to go for that versus anything else for any other reasons. I'll just make wise choices about what jobs to take, I guess.

I'm kind of in a similar boat trying to decide. I'm a third year, and know that I love ob/gyn but really feel like I need to explore other options (mainly for time reasons). But whenever I think about other options, it makes me feel kind of sad because I love ob/gyn.

What I wonder is how you get exposure to some of the other fields like anesthesiology, radiology, ophtho, etc. My school doesn't allow electives during third year and we only do IM, FM, Peds, Surg, OB/GYN, and Psych. I've done IM and a little FM so far and know I don't want to do IM for sure, but then I wonder if maybe I could tolerate a prelim year if I really adore anesthesiology. But I have no clue if I would because I won't get any exposure to it.

I adore genetics, so I think I would be happy doing an OB/genetics residency. But I know would be even happier career-wise doing a full ob/gyn residency + MFM/genetics fellowship. I just wonder if I would regret it from a family standpoint.

I do also hate that moms are pigeon-holed into wanting lifestyle specialties. I think you can make it work regardless. Obviously some residencies are easier than others (Derm!), but I think in general residency is going to suck regardless. And by the time I'm done with residency my kids will be old enough that maybe I won't feel guilty not being around anyway. So perhaps I should just do what I want and not worry about family.

It's tough! I was very gung-ho ob/gyn going into med school but now that I'm getting closer to having to make a decision it scares me.

Anyway, to the OP I'm not really sure what this adds to your question other than letting you know that you are really not alone. I'm not quite so worried about the malpractice aspect but everything else is spinning around in my head constantly.