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I actually had one yr experience and I went to a speciality praxtice (ENT)...not my fav but have learned alot and don't know if any more years in primary care would have helped me...speciality is soo different it is soo much more in depth than what we learned in school..i have had to pretty much be a student again ...but if it is something you really want to do (I want to do geriatrics) I say go for it
My first NP job (the one I have now) is pretty specialized. When I was applying I found there to be a wide variety of specialty positions open to NPs--and many were open to new grad applications. If heme/onc is what you want to do, I think making the change after 2 years in primary care sounds like a perfect plan.
BCgradnurse, MSN, RN, NP
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I'm a little over one year into my first FNP job, and I have another year to go to fulfill my obligation to the National Health Service Corps. I'm reasonably certain I won't stay at my current position after I've "served my time", as it doesn't make economic sense to do so. So, I'm starting to think about what I'd like to do next. I do enjoy primary care, but my passion has always been heme/onc. I have loads of experience in hematology and bone marrow transplantation from a laboratory and research perspective, but not in direct patient care. I'd like to work in an outpatient clinic with patients with blood disorders/blood cancers, and there are many such clinics in my area. However, is it too soon to think about making the switch, given that I'll only have 2 years experience when I start job hunting again? Has anyone made the jump from primary care to specialty, and how difficult/easy was it?
Thanks for any insight you can offer.