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Hi everyone -
I've posted for some time on these forums on my struggles throughout Neurology residency and recently anticipated firing of some kind soon. Well, unfortunately, that suspicion was well founded and I was informed by my PD that my contract will not be renewed after my PGY-3 year. I have not been pulled from the wards and will be allowed to finish this year, so I am grateful for that, and my full medical license is also currently in process.
I have found my weaknesses tend to fall in the hospital where a ton of emergencies can happen. Unfortunately, this is where the majority of residency training in nearly all fields, Neurology included, tends to happen. The clinic seems to be more of my forte, I can sit and chat with patients and for the most part, don't need to worry about sending them to the ER.
On discussing my non-renewal, my PD did seem unhappy that I was being let go and that "he couldn't tell me how upset he was that it's come to this." I discussed Occupational Medicine with him and asked if he'd be willing to write a supportive LOR, he said he would, but that he didn't know much about the field. Not that surprising as it's a very niche field, but one that I think would be a good fit for my working style and personality. I plan on applying this coming June through ERAS and working various medical jobs to keep my family afloat in the interim, to begin July 2022.
My main question is - how do I approach this? I am avoiding re-applying to IM or Neurology because my superiors have told me directly that I would continue to have the same if not worse problems with those fields, so I doubt they'd support me applying to those. I don't want to come across to OEM residencies like "I can't cut it in anything else and your field is non-competitive and I want a good salary so here I am." I also would like advice on how to present my journey in residency in a positive light despite the obviously negative ending of non-renewal.
Thanks so much guys.
I've posted for some time on these forums on my struggles throughout Neurology residency and recently anticipated firing of some kind soon. Well, unfortunately, that suspicion was well founded and I was informed by my PD that my contract will not be renewed after my PGY-3 year. I have not been pulled from the wards and will be allowed to finish this year, so I am grateful for that, and my full medical license is also currently in process.
I have found my weaknesses tend to fall in the hospital where a ton of emergencies can happen. Unfortunately, this is where the majority of residency training in nearly all fields, Neurology included, tends to happen. The clinic seems to be more of my forte, I can sit and chat with patients and for the most part, don't need to worry about sending them to the ER.
On discussing my non-renewal, my PD did seem unhappy that I was being let go and that "he couldn't tell me how upset he was that it's come to this." I discussed Occupational Medicine with him and asked if he'd be willing to write a supportive LOR, he said he would, but that he didn't know much about the field. Not that surprising as it's a very niche field, but one that I think would be a good fit for my working style and personality. I plan on applying this coming June through ERAS and working various medical jobs to keep my family afloat in the interim, to begin July 2022.
My main question is - how do I approach this? I am avoiding re-applying to IM or Neurology because my superiors have told me directly that I would continue to have the same if not worse problems with those fields, so I doubt they'd support me applying to those. I don't want to come across to OEM residencies like "I can't cut it in anything else and your field is non-competitive and I want a good salary so here I am." I also would like advice on how to present my journey in residency in a positive light despite the obviously negative ending of non-renewal.
Thanks so much guys.