how long is your commute?

[flipflopsnsnow]

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Hello residents, interns, and soon-to-be residents!

So I am trying to decide where to live next year when I start internship. I am trying to decide if I should live in the suburbs and have a 5 minute-10minute commute, or live in the city and have a 30-45 minute commute depending on where I live. Both have their pros and cons.

I am just curious what other people's thoughts and/or experiences have been while being a busy and tired resident.

 

[strangeglove]

Hello residents, interns, and soon-to-be residents!

So I am trying to decide where to live next year when I start internship. I am trying to decide if I should live in the suburbs and have a 5 minute-10minute commute, or live in the city and have a 30-45 minute commute depending on where I live. Both have their pros and cons.

I am just curious what other people's thoughts and/or experiences have been while being a busy and tired resident.

That's funny. Most people live in the city to avoid the longer commute that would come with living in the suburbs. I guess you are into the idea of living in the city, along with paying higher rents and higher crime rates, etc. that come with this. If you don't mind being labelled a suburbanite, I would say go with the suburbs. Those 30 minutes add up, especially if you're post-call. The excitement of living in the city will wear off pretty quickly when you realize that you're going to have little time to do all of those fun city things.
Of course, you can always go into the city to have fun when you live in the suburbs.

 

[mig26x]

Im starting residency training in july and I just separated an apartment 15 minutes from the Hosp. (commute). Residency program in the northeast so alot of snow which is why I would love to live near the hosp.

It also has covered parking so that was a huge plus when shoveling snow to get to my car type of thougth came to mind!!!

 

[barelyawake]

still deciding between suburbia which will be about a 30min drive, and down town which reduce the commute considerably. uuhhmm 😕

 

[Tigger14]

My drive is 3-5 minutes, depending on if I catch red lights. You can always drive to restaurants, events, etc, but driving when exhausted is tough. There are other threads that discuss this, too.

 

[flipflopsnsnow]

what other threads?

 

[Winged Scapula]

I live less than a mile away but drive in the winter (because its dark early) and hot summer days. Takes me about 15 minutes because of the traffic.

A search should show other threads regarding this topic.

For you, the commute decision should also include whether or not you:

-take home call and might have to drive back and forth - a real pain

-your hospital requires you to live within a certain distance (say if taking home call)

-take in house call and have to drive home post call - dangerous in most circumstances, more so when its a 30-40 minute drive

-is 30-40 minutes realistic - do you have to go over bridges or heavily traffied areas which might increase your commute?