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i completed 2 years in a psychiatry residency training program. in the second year, i was told eventually that my contract was not being renewed, and that i should resign. i did so but realized later that my program is not interested in helping me continue my training elsewhere. i did nothing unethical, illegal, etc. but was told that if i did not resign, i would be fired and that this was in my best interest. neither program director nor assistant program director wrote me LORs, and most of the attendings wouldn't either. i got one from a psychologist and the chairman and had an older one which i used for the match last year, trying for IM, FP and psychiatry. NO interviews.
now a year later and am wondering what to do... i'll ask you all for whatever advice you can give. i have specific questions and will appreciate any input.
1.i am thinking about making money and feel that a career shift (into healthcare consulting say at accenture) would be the quickest way to go about doing this. the question is if i did this for a year or so, would getting back into residency be more difficult? i figured i'd start sending out new resumes for non clinical jobs while i am also preparing for the match this year, but am wondering what if i take a position then later if and when i get a residency interview, will they look at me unfavorably because of this?
2. i was thinking in order to get newer letters of recommendation, i would pay americlerkships or some similar company that offers pay for clinical exprience. any experience or recommendation here? is it a good idea?
3. do i have a better chance of starting over as a PGY1 in some other specialty vs starting as a pgy3 in psychiatry?
4. when do i know that i have to quit trying to get back into a residency? 2 years, 3, 4, ??"
5. i am in the process of applying for a permanent license as i have the right amount of post graduate training years. but this is taking a lot longer than i thought it would. could it be because of my old residency program trying to make it difficult for me to get the license?
6. what else can i possibly do to get back into residency?
sorry for the long message, just not sure what i should do next.
now a year later and am wondering what to do... i'll ask you all for whatever advice you can give. i have specific questions and will appreciate any input.
1.i am thinking about making money and feel that a career shift (into healthcare consulting say at accenture) would be the quickest way to go about doing this. the question is if i did this for a year or so, would getting back into residency be more difficult? i figured i'd start sending out new resumes for non clinical jobs while i am also preparing for the match this year, but am wondering what if i take a position then later if and when i get a residency interview, will they look at me unfavorably because of this?
2. i was thinking in order to get newer letters of recommendation, i would pay americlerkships or some similar company that offers pay for clinical exprience. any experience or recommendation here? is it a good idea?
3. do i have a better chance of starting over as a PGY1 in some other specialty vs starting as a pgy3 in psychiatry?
4. when do i know that i have to quit trying to get back into a residency? 2 years, 3, 4, ??"
5. i am in the process of applying for a permanent license as i have the right amount of post graduate training years. but this is taking a lot longer than i thought it would. could it be because of my old residency program trying to make it difficult for me to get the license?
6. what else can i possibly do to get back into residency?
sorry for the long message, just not sure what i should do next.