EM in Manhattan

[trollwitchdoctr]

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1) Is the job market tough?
2) Do they prefer people who have done their residencies in Manhattan? Does attending medical school in Manhattan help (in the slightest)?
3) What is the practice environment like (patient population, patient load, ancillary staff, malpractice, shifts)?
4) What is the compensation like?

 

[doctorFred]

1) Is the job market tough?
2) Do they prefer people who have done their residencies in Manhattan? Does attending medical school in Manhattan help (in the slightest)?
3) What is the practice environment like (patient population, patient load, ancillary staff, malpractice, shifts)?
4) What is the compensation like?

from my very young perspective, and feel free to correct me:
1) not impossible, but not easy, especially if you're an out-of-towner
2) unless you're an all-star, i think you're going to have a hard time without having done a residency/fellowship there. medical school is virtually meaningless (unless your interviewer is an alumni, or you're going back to work at that same institution.)
3) i've worked in a few manhattan ERs, and in general, the patient population is very mixed (read: poor non-english speaking immigrants and rich upper crusters in neighboring beds), more volume than the places were built to handle, mediocre ancillary staff (started more than one IV and wheeled more than one patient to CT). no idea about malpractice.
4) supply and demand. lots of the former, less of the latter. salaries are low, considering the cost-of-living.

there are definitely a lot of negatives. but, you'll also be working in the greatest city on earth.

 

[trollwitchdoctr]

That's pretty consistent with what I've been hearing from others.

Thanks for the info, doctorFred!