Can you take an off year in Residency?

[Santyl Claus]

I'm a PGY-1. My grandpa wants me to spend a year working for the family business before he retires/passes. It would make financial sense but would disrupt my podiatric training. In theory, can I take a "gap year" during residency?

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[deleted285117]

You’d 99.99% likely have to restart residency.

 

[Sweatshirt]

No

 

[PODIATRYCRAZE]

I would look up current podiatrist jobs. You will probably see that with base and bonus you make around 150-180K per year.

You said this job makes financial sense. If that job can consistently make you more than that as a career, don't just take the year off. Quit all together and switch to that.

If it is just a 1 year thing, then you probably should probably stick with podiatry.

But you will probably not be able to continue that same residency from where you left off. Would likely need to find a new program and start from scratch. This will not be difficult, there is a surplus of residency spots, and there will continue to be as the continued admissions decline.

 

[air bud]

Also, you better make sure that you have Rock solid letters and documentation from your current residency that there are absolutely no behavior or other red flags.

 

[GreenHousePub]

The final answer will come from your program director. Previously I have heard of people needing to take a year off due to death in the family or mental health issues.

I would look up current podiatrist jobs. You will probably see that with base and bonus you make around 150-180K per year.

You said this job makes financial sense. If that job can consistently make you more than that as a career, don't just take the year off. Quit all together and switch to that.

This is terrible advice. Finish your residency so you have a functional degree. Besides you get paid in residency and you already have the student debt. .

 

[Retrograde_Nail]

If the family business is going to make you 250k or more per year if you took it over I would leave residency and never come back.

 

[deleted1162946]

Working for family is muddy business. Finish residency, unless he gives you the business entirely and it is a good business

 

[Forcewielder]

You'd be losing a year of peak earnings. As others have said, if you can make more doing the family business than you can in podiatry then drop out and do that. If not, focus on your career. Don't let family guilt you ever. You owe it to yourself and your immediate family (spouse and kids) to do what's best for your career at this point.

 

[Hybrocure]

Unless it’s running a kebab truck when I hear “family business” all signs point to do what grandpa says

 

[air bud]

Oh no don't miss out on another year of 115k after bonus as an associate of no

 

[MicroPod]

Plot twist: Grandpa is running wound care fellowship and needs a highly trained orthoplastic foot and ankle podiatric surgeon STAT

 

[GreenHousePub]

Plot twist: Grandpa is running wound care fellowship and needs a highly trained orthoplastic foot and ankle podiatric surgeon STAT

Well, he's obviously not fellowship trained (nor can he prove a decade of solid research experience) so another foot & ankle surgeon would be considered. Besides, gramps is also paying 165k a year (very competitive).

Seriously. Finish what you started with residency.

 

[Robin-jay]

I thought sometimes women took a year off for pregnancy and went to their current residency the following year around the time the left off.

Obviously, I wouldn't take a year off in residency or risk restarting this current one or risk having to re-apply and start somewhere knew.

But I imagine it's not an impossible task to take time off and re-join.

I would get residency done ASAP though. Every second as a resident is one second less having to be a resident ever again in your life.

 

[PODIATRYCRAZE]

I thought sometimes women took a year off for pregnancy and went to their current residency the following year around the time the left off.

Obviously, I wouldn't take a year off in residency or risk restarting this current one or risk having to re-apply and start somewhere knew.

But I imagine it's not an impossible task to take time off and re-join.

I would get residency done ASAP though. Every second as a resident is one second less having to be a resident ever again in your life.

Usually they would only take 2-4 months off for maternity leave. Then their graduation would be delayed for about 2-4 months. 1 year is rare.

This works because they have the law on their side. Will likely not work as a man in most situations.

 

[Weirdy]

I thought sometimes women took a year off for pregnancy and went to their current residency the following year around the time the left off.

Obviously, I wouldn't take a year off in residency or risk restarting this current one or risk having to re-apply and start somewhere knew.

But I imagine it's not an impossible task to take time off and re-join.

I would get residency done ASAP though. Every second as a resident is one second less having to be a resident ever again in your life.

No idea where you're getting your information. Have never met a female resident who took a year off just for child birth. Extenuating family circumstances sure, but most of my female colleagues who had kids at same time during residency were beasts, had the child, still met or exceeded all graduation requirements to graduate on time. Can't speak for others.

Usually they would only take 2-4 months off for maternity leave. Then their graduation would be delayed for about 2-4 months. 1 year is rare.

This works because they have the law on their side. Will likely not work as a man in most situations.

As a male I took PTO 1 week for my child but wish I took more. Asked about paternity leave just to know but that doesn't exist for podiatry residents. IM / FM I think got some paternity leave.

 

[Treaty of Dorsi]

Get 12 weeks of maternity and paternity leave at my residency (the same rules apply to all the different residencies in the hospital system). But if requesting anything more, you’ll have to make up for it down the line

 

[air bud]

Pretty sure your private practice owner overlord will allow 1 year. YMMV

 

[619]

Pretty sure your private practice owner overlord will allow 1 year. YMMV

Yes 1 year without pay.

 

[mandrew]

Get 12 weeks of maternity and paternity leave at my residency (the same rules apply to all the different residencies in the hospital system). But if requesting anything more, you’ll have to make up for it down the line

Paid leave?

 

[Treaty of Dorsi]

Paid leave?

Yeah

“Eligible caregivers will be provided with 12 weeks of paid leave for the bonding, care, and well-being of their newborn, adopted or foster care children”

 

[mandrew]

Yeah

“Eligible caregivers will be provided with 12 weeks of paid leave for the bonding, care, and well-being of their newborn, adopted or foster care children”

Wow, that is a very generous benefit for a residency program.

 

[heybrother]

I visited a guy's $800K collections practice once. He was doing biopsies on corns.

 

[Robin-jay]

No idea where you're getting your information. Have never met a female resident who took a year off just for child birth. Extenuating family circumstances sure, but most of my female colleagues who had kids at same time during residency were beasts, had the child, still met or exceeded all graduation requirements to graduate on time. Can't speak for others.

Mostly from the MD/DO side of the forums when a women asks about taking a year off residency. Glad you had many of those colleagues.

 

[Adam Smasher]

I visited a guy's $800K collections practice once. He was doing biopsies on corns.

I know I'm derailing. But excisional biopsies work. Also, for the time it takes, they pay mediocre.

 

[deleted285117]

He was doing biopsies on corns.

It's called shucking 😉

 

[MicroPod]

As a highly trained dermatopodoplastic pathologist, when I see patients I only think of how many biopsies and subsequent flap closure I can get out of the patient. It’s of course for their well being and all

 

[Utvolsdpm]

I interviewed at a PP practice where the pod had his assistants screen patients arms and was biopsying hands/arms (in a state where soft tissue of hand was licensed).

 

[heybrother]

I know I'm derailing. But excisional biopsies work. Also, for the time it takes, they pay mediocre.

I'll skip right past the right or wrong and just say that buying a practice where the billing philosophy doesn't match your own is a path to overpaying.

 

[Adam Smasher]

On the flip side, if it's a practice where they down-code everything, it could be a path to UNDERpaying! 😛

 

[mandrew]

I interviewed at a PP practice where the pod had his assistants screen patients arms and was biopsying hands/arms (in a state where soft tissue of hand was licensed).

Ohio or West Virginia?

 

[GreenHousePub]

Ohio or West Virginia?

I thought it was only Michigan that allowed that.

 

[Adam Smasher]

As I recall, it's OH, MN, AK and one more that include hand. Plus I haven't checked in years so possibly more.

I specifically avoided those states in my job search, it would end up being 10 more nails to trim

 

[Homo sapien]

I interviewed at a PP practice where the pod had his assistants screen patients arms and was biopsying hands/arms (in a state where soft tissue of hand was licensed).

Was this Michigan

 

[Homo sapien]

I thought it was only Michigan that allowed that.

And alaska

 

[Homo sapien]

I interviewed at a PP practice where the pod had his assistants screen patients arms and was biopsying hands/arms (in a state where soft tissue of hand was licensed).

That's some true podiatry ****ery

 

[Utvolsdpm]

I thought it was only Michigan that allowed that.

Ohio

 

[deleted285117]

Ohio

Biopsies stop at the wrist in OH. Anything proximal = out of scope.

 

[Feli]

I hear the podiatrists biopsy cats and dogs in Ohio.

 

[hematosis]

I'm a PGY-1. My grandpa wants me to spend a year working for the family business before he retires/passes. It would make financial sense but would disrupt my podiatric training. In theory, can I take a "gap year" during residency?

No.