Is it tough to get a ER job in the chicago surrounding areas?

[riosdsg]

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HI
Is it tough to get a ER job in the chicago surrounding areas?

 

[raptor5]

Job or Residency?

 

[Halaljello]

Job or Residency?

how about both?

 

[riosdsg]

HI
I'm sorry I didn't make my self clear. I meant a job a a ED doctor after you finish a EM residency.
Thank You

 

[Sheerstress]

As far as landing a position at any given hospital, I think it would depend on the institution.

You would probably have a more difficult time getting a job at one of the more prestigious, academic hospitals (depending on your credentials of course) than you would, say, at a private suburban hospital. Of course most anywhere you will go, the further you get from the city and into the rural areas, the easier it becomes in general to land a position.

As far keeping that job, I have a friend who is a recent EM residency graduate who will be living in the Chicago area (family), but will actually work in Indiana. I don't know all the details, but he says that the malpractice environment in Illinois is too prohibitive for him to want to get a job closer to his home.

 

[realruby2000]

As far as landing a position at any given hospital, I think it would depend on the institution.

You would probably have a more difficult time getting a job at one of the more prestigious, academic hospitals (depending on your credentials of course) than you would, say, at a private suburban hospital. Of course most anywhere you will go, the further you get from the city and into the rural areas, the easier it becomes in general to land a position.

As far keeping that job, I have a friend who is a recent EM residency graduate who will be living in the Chicago area (family), but will actually work in Indiana. I don't know all the details, but he says that the malpractice environment in Illinois is too prohibitive for him to want to get a job closer to his home.

I always thought the hospital covered your malpractice insurance in EM??

 

[docB]

I always thought the hospital covered your malpractice insurance in EM??

Yes but the malpractice climate in the region dictates how often and how successfully you will be sued.