EM Partners

[FamilyMatters]

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A doctor i followed was part of a EM group that had contracts with all the local hospitals. He kept asking if I would come back to work for him, and he said a typical newbie got salary plus time and a half hourly when you go over 40 hours, plus a nighttime differential. Then one year with the company and you can become a partner where they profit share. Is this a good offer? I'm a first year, and I really enjoyed EM when shadowing, but I'm liking other specialties too. I'm curious if most ERs have similar groups with similar set ups.

 

[InternistDO]

Idk if thats a good offer, but you have at least 6 more years before you can consider taking an attending job. They could be bought out, you could want to work somewhere else, you could do a different speciality, the market could get saturated, etc etc. Just know that regardless of medical speciality (well, mostly) you will have little problem getting a job as a doctor in most if not all areas of the US and don't worry about a potential job offer so far in the future.

 

[OneTwoThreeFour]

A doctor i followed was part of a EM group that had contracts with all the local hospitals. He kept asking if I would come back to work for him, and he said a typical newbie got salary plus time and a half hourly when you go over 40 hours, plus a nighttime differential. Then one year with the company and you can become a partner where they profit share. Is this a good offer? I'm a first year, and I really enjoyed EM when shadowing, but I'm liking other specialties too. I'm curious if most ERs have similar groups with similar set ups.

First year DO/PhD means 6 years of school + 3 of residency to go. And you aren't even sure if you want to do EM. I'd pull back a little on weighing job offers at the moment.

 

[namethatsmell]

By the time you finish school I've heard doctors are supposed to have been replaced by Watson. I'm already trying to pick out a beach for early retirement with my universal basic income.

 

[namethatsmell]

Does it make sense that somebody offering a terrific job opportunity would need to chase after first year med students for a position he/she still expected to be unfilled in 7-10 years?

The answer is no.

Generally, great opportunities get snapped in a very short time frame by EM trained docs.