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A common question to ask PD's is "Do any people leave the program to go to another surgery program?" The assumption is that when people decide to transfer to another specialty like anesthesia or ER, that it's the result of some kind of epiphany where they see that surgery wasn't for them and that it's no reflection on the program. Well, I was at a program a couple of weeks ago, someone asked the PD anyone had left for another surgery program. The pd, who was pretty upfront about things answered no, but told us of a few people who had left in the last few years to go to other speciatlies. Then someone else asked if anyone had been asked to leave (ie, canned) in the last few years. The PD answered yes and mentioned the same people - those who had "left" for other specialties.
How many of those who "leave" for other specialties are actually canned? I guessing that there's no official statement about these cases, but you guys hear about these things on the grapevine, I'm sure. How many of these "transfers" are more or less obliged to leave?
How many of those who "leave" for other specialties are actually canned? I guessing that there's no official statement about these cases, but you guys hear about these things on the grapevine, I'm sure. How many of these "transfers" are more or less obliged to leave?