Job Interview, what should I be aware of?

[UNFADABLE858]

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I am in my final year of residency and have a job interview coming up. It is for a stroke position with inpatient consults and outpatient clinic.
I am new to all this so what are things that I should be asking or aware of?
I know it sounds silly to ask this but I often am just seeing things from a resident's perspective and need to understand how things are when I am done.

Thank you all in advance.

 

[Strokeguy]

Academic or non-academic practice ?

 

[UNFADABLE858]

Academic or non-academic practice ?

Non academic community hospital

 

[neurologist]

Need some more info on this end:

Other neurologists already there, or will you be the only one?

If mulitple neurologists, is Neuro it's own dept or part of Dept of Medicine?

Is neuro a primary hospital admitting service, or are patients covered by hospitalists with neuro consult input?

 

[neglect]

The most important thing is finding a good match between you and others. Does it feel right emotionally? Are their respected people there who will look out for you, that could care for you? Is there even a glimmer of a use/abuse pattern (many hours, too good to be true money, huge buy-in, turnover of young people, forced time constraints to see new patients in 1/2 hour and follow ups in 10-15 min)?

Neurology is so massively under-served that you literally have your pick of location, lifestyle, peers, clinical situation, and to a large degree: income. You have to figure out which of these have value to you, then find a good fit.

I'll tell you that personally, I'm not into killing myself. I work 7-10 hour days, 4 days a week and take a busy call per 1.5 months. I was willing to take a salary hit for this huge perk. I'll tell you though, there's nothing like taking your kids to a downtown museum with all the retired rich people when everyone else is at work, or, as I did this week, going on a 2 hour mountain bike ride in the middle of the week. I'd rather work a few more years at this pace.

But you might be into maxing out your work. That's cool too. If so, then you wouldn't fit into my practice. I'd be out having fun and you'd be stuck in the office paying to keep the lights on. So I guess what I'm trying to say is to know yourself first, then find a situation where you would do well.