I’ve heard I’ll be a “jack of all trades, master of none”. Is that true?
It is quite true that triple board residents cannot do everything in the five years that their categorically trained colleagues do in the equivalent of 8 years. However, triple boarders have chosen their “specialty” early and tend to be quite focused learners. When they arrive, they know how to learn. Over the course of the residency, they expect — and are expected –to work harder than categorical residents. Although the content in each specialty is different, the skills of doctoring are consistent across specialties. Triple boarders learn early how to be a doctor. Board scores show that triple board graduates do learn what they need to learn to be certified in each of the three disciplines and experience (and even some research) demonstrates they as skilled clinicians as their colleagues.
