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ZOMG I'M TOTALLY RESCINDING ALL OF MY RADS APPLICATIONS RIGHT NOW. PRIMARY CARE OR BUST
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I thought about switching to another specialty...
Started my ED rotation this month. Literally the first patient was a psychotic SI patient who, when was helped up to urinate, was found to have a 10 inch knife on his bed under the blanket...
Did internal medicine last month. Rounded for 8 hrs on a Saturday...Also was with an attending who consulted for the most mundane **** ever and I wondered why this guy couldnt be replaced by an NP/PA. Plus it was terrible in general.
and on and on.
Thank god for Rads. Yeah job market sucks, reimbursement is down (im honestly OK with 250K). But you guys don't think that once most EDs are staffed by ED trained docs or hospitalist positions in desireable areas dry up that their employers won't start clamping down? Giving them more patients per hour/shift or cutting down in income, etc? Rads was just early to the party. At least the nature of the day to day work is tolerable.
All of medicine sucks. Rads is the least sucky.
Started my ED rotation this month. Literally the first patient was a psychotic SI patient who, when was helped up to urinate, was found to have a 10 inch knife on his bed under the blanket...
Did internal medicine last month. Rounded for 8 hrs on a Saturday...Also was with an attending who consulted for the most mundane **** ever and I wondered why this guy couldnt be replaced by an NP/PA. Plus it was terrible in general.
and on and on.
Thank god for Rads. Yeah job market sucks, reimbursement is down (im honestly OK with 250K). But you guys don't think that once most EDs are staffed by ED trained docs or hospitalist positions in desireable areas dry up that their employers won't start clamping down? Giving them more patients per hour/shift or cutting down in income, etc? Rads was just early to the party. At least the nature of the day to day work is tolerable.
All of medicine sucks. Rads is the least sucky.
Good post qwerty. Rads is a great gig compared to most of medicine. Even in this market, you will find a good job, just have to be a little flexible.
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I feel the same way. Can't stand some of the other specialties out there.
I have never shadowed a DR doc, but I hear they are under incredible pressure to work fast during work hours, especially call days. How much of this last part is true? Don't get me wrong, as a M3 I have thoroughly enjoyed reading films, but I wouldn't want the constant sense of being rushed to spoil it that much
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Pressure and high volume is what you should expect in private practice. If you don't want to deal with that, then you should think about going into academics. Your job becomes much different when you have fellows and residents as your work horses, and where your emergency room is also training its own students, residents, fellows, and is used to things being done at a slower pace. Be prepared to do research and be willing to teach, though.
The drawback to academics is lower pay and less vacation, although if you are in admin at a big institution, like if you are a department head or something like that, I think what you take home would probably rival or exceed that of many private practice guys. Then again, very few reach that level.
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Can you also inform the salary survey companies, like Medscape, Merritt Hawkins, MGMA, etc? Salary isn't top secret info lol. Plus, when you apply for a new job, they will ask about previous salary and how much you are looking to make.
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