I couldn't make the trip this year. Anyone hearing/seeing anything of note?
when the job market crashes, medical students won't go into the specialty any more and the job market will regulate itself. This was his commentary on Dr. Royce's talk--that positions may go unfilled this year because the number of applicants to positions is about 1:1
Oh no you didn't!When some joint center residents- who spent years in labs/research- are forced in to uro/derm rads, and can longer "choose wisely," maybe opinions will shift.
When some joint center residents- who spent years in labs/research- are forced in to uro/derm rads, and can longer "choose wisely," maybe opinions will shift.
With rad onc coming full circle to the FMG haven it was 30+ years agoThe concept of self regulation is completely illogical. The market has no way to regulate itself. If spots go unmatched, that does not mean they go unfilled. It just means other medical students will SOAP into that spot....
Or when they end up at "academic" satellites where the goal is to feed patients to the mother ship where they can "choose wisely," but still get paid 200% of Medicare .
With rad onc coming full circle to the FMG haven it was 30+ years ago
That was my thought as well. I wonder how much of an ego stroke it is for academic chairmen to decide between 8 PhDs with 260 step 1 scores, who then go on to educate themselves during the 4 year scut fest known as a typical radonc residency. The quality of candidate is likely to drop off much quicker than the number of spots. At that point, maybe all the nonsense about "residents actually slow us down" will become genuine.