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I have 2 questions, is either of these job opportunities significantly better than another? And are these realistic job advertisements, would it be realistic to expect to get the same deal 7years from now when i finish residency? Where do you see the fields of IM and EM going?

"BE/BC Hospitalist Needed in New York - Great Pay; Full Benefits!
A well-established, hospital-based practice in northeastern New York is searching for an Internal Medicine physician who specializes in Hospitalist work. You will work 15 shifts per month from 7am to 7pm and take no call. This job opportunity also provides you with full benefits and an excellent compensation. They will pay you $100 an hour and if you go over 180 hours for the month they will increase this to $110 an hour. The city is also in close proximity to Montreal (and the U.S./Canadian border), leading to its prominence as a large trade center for a city its size. Also, for the size of the city, it has excellent public transportation which includes a full service Amtrak station that is connected to nearby cities such as Montreal and New York City. This is a beautiful part of the country and would be a great place to work, play, and raise a family. "

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"Director and Staff - Sign on bonus up to $20,000 payable over two years for qualified candidates.
Practice medicine in this 12K volume ED with close access to the Adirondack Region of NY. The competitive compensation package starts with a base rate of $200 per hour residency trained EM physicians and $180/hour for primary care boards. In addition, profit sharing and occurrence malpractice are provided. Benefits are available through a cafeteria plan with pre-tax dollars. Stipend for Director is $100K.
Affiliated with Fletcher Allen in Burlington VT, this rural ED serves a county wide population of 50,000 residents.

Close to Lake Placid and some of the best skiing in the east. With a large city, Montreal, just over an hour away you can enjoy the best of both worlds – all the seasonal activities the Adirondacks have to offer and easy access to big city culture!"


I dont know if the fields of IM or ER are a good fit for me. I mean I would be very diligent and would do my best when presented with diseases that I needed to diagnose or whatever. But sometimes when I face difficulties especially in interpersonal communications I do not come out on top. There are many jobs at which I failed or even failed to try. But a mitigiating factor for rural ER is that while you can meet some complex trauma and you should be good at working on it, you dont constantly have dozens of very sick or beliggerent patients as in NYC ER's where I did not enjoy my experience. But really my greatest interest in these careers is stability. Are these THE specialties that would allow me to live in Montreal and commute to work?
 
I don't know about the jobs themselves, but before you work in rural medicine you really need to be sure that you are ready for rural life. While all those programs talk about how close they are to Montreal, in the winter in upstate NY a one hour drive can turn very quickly into an impossible drive. Also the Adirondacks are very very rural, but they are amazing and it would be awesome to work there if that's your lifestyle.
 
Close to Lake Placid and some of the best skiing in the east. With a large city, Montreal, just over an hour away you can enjoy the best of both worlds – all the seasonal activities the Adirondacks have to offer and easy access to big city culture!"
Close to Lake Placid

Lake Placid

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I don't know about the jobs themselves, but before you work in rural medicine you really need to be sure that you are ready for rural life. While all those programs talk about how close they are to Montreal, in the winter in upstate NY a one hour drive can turn very quickly into an impossible drive. Also the Adirondacks are very very rural, but they are amazing and it would be awesome to work there if that's your lifestyle.
it's obvious the hospital is in plattsburgh. if i could get a job there i would probably live in Montreal. But not to say that plattsburgh is a bad place. It's actually a nice place to visit. Really the drive is no different than those people who live in nyc but commute to nj for work or vice versa. and if you only work 3x per week it makes it even easier to commute. i drove through those areas numerous times. if u know how to drive u dont even need winter tires.
 
why dont you apply to both of them and see which one you get into first, since apperently you're quoting ads
 
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