I know this has been discussed to some degree previously, however, I an hoping to get the current perspective from those who recently matched and some insight into my own situation.
1. What has been the general reception to doing a hospitalist year prior to fellowship? Positive/negative/neutral?
Now regarding my situation. I am in the National Guard and am in a top tier university program. I have to do at least one, maybe two, years of Hospitalist medicine as I need to finish my military obligation prior to fellowship (mainly because I can be deployed while in fellowship). The reason I say maybe two years, is due to the fact that I could be deployed during the Fall of my hospitalist year (during fellowship interview season), thus pushing back my application by a year.
2. If I have to do 2 years of Hospitalist for military reasons, will this hurt me? I would think it is a pretty legitimate excuse and as long as I continue to stay active in research it shouldn't hurt me too much. But, I have not heard of many people doing two years of hospitalist. Thoughts?
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1. What has been the general reception to doing a hospitalist year prior to fellowship? Positive/negative/neutral?
Now regarding my situation. I am in the National Guard and am in a top tier university program. I have to do at least one, maybe two, years of Hospitalist medicine as I need to finish my military obligation prior to fellowship (mainly because I can be deployed while in fellowship). The reason I say maybe two years, is due to the fact that I could be deployed during the Fall of my hospitalist year (during fellowship interview season), thus pushing back my application by a year.
2. If I have to do 2 years of Hospitalist for military reasons, will this hurt me? I would think it is a pretty legitimate excuse and as long as I continue to stay active in research it shouldn't hurt me too much. But, I have not heard of many people doing two years of hospitalist. Thoughts?
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