Internal Medicne and Jobs

[Crab]

Are Jobs easily available for General Internist coming out of third year of residency. What is the chronolgical chain to follw in this direction ..?
What Salary can one expect to start off?

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[Albondiga]

I am also a third-year resident in internal medicine, unsuccessful in obtaining a fellowship in a sub-specialty, facing the frightening prospect of beginning a reluctant career in primary care this coming July. Any advice? I'm thinking of jobs in pharmaceutical industry. And I couldn't do hospitalist, to me that is just glorified residency.

 

[ntmed]

And I couldn't do hospitalist, to me that is just glorified residency.

I understand that you're disappointed. But I think the first thing you need to do is to drop the attitude.

 

[retroviridae]

And I couldn't do hospitalist, to me that is just glorified residency.

Well, difference number 1 from residency is the salary!!!! I guess it's a personal thing, but I don't think I would mind being a hospitalist. Compared to general practice, pay is usually a little bit better, and you still get a bit of the academic environment feel.

As for not getting a fellowship, it's not the end of the world. You can make a very good living as a primary care doc. I assume you entered medicine to help people, not to become a specialist. I know in the ivory tower, all we talk about are specialists and we deride PCP. But back in the real world, the MDs patients like and trust the most tend to be their PCP.

Alternatively, if you really want a fellowship, spend the next year or two doing research in that field. The pay with be what you are getting now, and it will help you get that fellowship.

 

[BellKicker]

And I couldn't do hospitalist, to me that is just glorified residency.

Is this lack of respect for hospitalists a general thing? I would imagine such a job to be intellectually stimulating and much more diverse than primary care (or subspecialization, actually).

 

[TommyGunn04]

Is this lack of respect for hospitalists a general thing? I would imagine such a job to be intellectually stimulating and much more diverse than primary care (or subspecialization, actually).

I don't read the above comment as a "lack of respect for hospitalists," but rather take it to mean that the poster would continue to FEEL like a resident if he/she worked as a hospitalist. After all, it clearly says, "to me" in the post. I don't think it's fair to jump to the conclusion that Albondiga was claiming something like, "all hospitalists are glorified residents." I don't think this post is an example of someone having an "attitude," but rather is a case of someone knowing what is not right FOR THEM, and stating it in an admittedly ambiguous way. It's not a judgment about hospitalists in general, it's a judgment about potential career fit from one individual's perspective. Maybe this is just the philosopher in me, but I think we need to be fair in our interpretation of people's posts before accusing them of having an attitude. I mean no offense by this...just an observation.

 

[amimigut]

I heard it pays around 130-140K/yr in NY area. Also, it is hard to get a job in NY area.

I am not 100% sure though.

 

[iliacus]

I understand that you're disappointed. But I think the first thing you need to do is to drop the attitude.

I could not agree more