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Making a choice other than ACEP is still making a choice. Good one!with the ridiculousness that is being pushed on us I will be joining AAEM. I havent been a member but I am convinced that ACEP is run and owned by the CMGs. Our own college is selling us out to the corporate raiders. While this isnt some panacea and I know they wont necessarily change a thing but at least they stand for what I believe in. I wish I could say the same for ACEP.
@EvoDevo Ill just say this, and it is something I firmly believe. We all make CHOICES and while I dont know your specifics I doubt many of us are stuck working at a CMG. You may choose to only live in one location. Your reasons may seem inflexible or they really may be inflexible. I live 2000+ miles from my parents and where I grew up. I chose not to work in a place with horrible job options.
Personally if my current job fell apart I would be on the lookout for another decent job. At some point I may choose to stay here in a crappy job but it wont be for any reason other than my choice which I will then live with.
Of course we make choices. I choose to live in Texas (God Bless It) for financial, family, and entrepreneurial reasons (low taxes, homestead act, med mal protections, etc). The sad fact is that the CMGs are creeping in and making things difficult for SDGs. Now I know that the group in Houston pulled out of the hospitals and went to FSEDs and apparently are doing well. But being a SDG in this state is difficult (though don't know where emergentmd works, so it can be done). The downside to living here is that I have to put up with CMGs.
I know that in places in Virginia there are SEVERAL excellent SDGs that are doing well. Maybe after the kids are older we'll move away..