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How many of you have prioritized location at the top of the list? (Geography, family, outdoor activities, etc)
I am a bit obsessed with the Bay Area...perfect weather...perfect geography....perfect vegetation...SF is one of the greatest cities in the US/World (dining, culture, diversity)...Oakland would be fine with me also.
My goal is to be a outpatient doc, hospitalist, or perhaps a fellowship in pulm/cc or neph. I do not care about prestige.
I think I would eventually want to practice in the Bay Area (though I am from Nigeria, grew up in the Northeast, and go to school in the southwest).
Would it be easier to land a gig in the Bay Area with having done a residency there? At a community program? Or would it be wiser to go to a University program, build my career (university programs more respected/well known, more opportunity for a fellowship) and then move out the Bay Area?
Thanks for the advice.
If there is one thing I have learned about med school/residency/career, I always seem to be one step behind! LOLz.
So I thought I would think ahead.
P.S. I only have one interview in the Bay Area...my scores are weak!
I am a bit obsessed with the Bay Area...perfect weather...perfect geography....perfect vegetation...SF is one of the greatest cities in the US/World (dining, culture, diversity)...Oakland would be fine with me also.
My goal is to be a outpatient doc, hospitalist, or perhaps a fellowship in pulm/cc or neph. I do not care about prestige.
I think I would eventually want to practice in the Bay Area (though I am from Nigeria, grew up in the Northeast, and go to school in the southwest).
Would it be easier to land a gig in the Bay Area with having done a residency there? At a community program? Or would it be wiser to go to a University program, build my career (university programs more respected/well known, more opportunity for a fellowship) and then move out the Bay Area?
Thanks for the advice.
If there is one thing I have learned about med school/residency/career, I always seem to be one step behind! LOLz.
So I thought I would think ahead.
P.S. I only have one interview in the Bay Area...my scores are weak!
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