EM Job satisfaction..

[Witness]

Hi guys, I'm a 3rd year medical student who's pretty set on applying for EM soon. I thought a lot and listened to a lot of different people's stories over the past year and found my own reasons to like emergency medicine as a career but I was curious as to where YOU find job satisfaction as an ER doc.

PS: this is my first post EVER! I'd appreciate your responses.

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[reedman]

sorry you haven't gotten any responses from attendings.

the ED docs that i know like the shift work, variety, and the drama (some wont admit this).

i think the quick pace and constant stream of different types of patients tends to appeal to certain personalities.

 

[deleted65604]

ER was the least painful of all of the rotations I experienced. It is still painful at times. I like the breadth of knowledge that is required, combined with a few simple procedures. Most of all, I like that I don't have to run a business AND be a doctor.

 

[Witness]

Thanks for responding! Really appreciate it. What about lack of continuity? Ten years down the road will seeing different pathology, drama, excitement enough to keep you going?

 

[Witness]

Amen to not having to run a buisness though!

 

[J ROD]

I like the variety, no to limited call, and no rounding are points I like.

I worry mostly about flipping between nights and days later on in my career.

But, I know I dont want the hassle of running my own business.

 

[DrQuinn]

Been an attending for almost 4 years (wow).

I love having more time off than most of my medical colleagues. Time off during the week is fantastic. I look forward to those days more than I do a weekend off. I love the cameraderie in the ED with the nurses/techs/hospitalists/EMTs. I love knowing a ltitle bit about everything, the jack fo all trades. I love the lifestyle, and the pay.

Don't like the change in circadian rhtyhm but I have a very understanding and amazing wife who understands this.

That's about the only negative.
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[jbar]

As someone who's on a IM sub-I, I would much rather show up at 11pm and work overnight till 7am than be there for 30 hours and get off at noon. EM sounds so good right now.