Job outlook 2011

[josephf1]

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Can graduating Gen Cards, Interventional, EP talk about what the job market is like for 2011. Salaries, areas of country, number of offers, group vs hospital empolyed, etc. Thanks.

 

[dragonfly99]

It seems like the job market is better than last year, from the limited info I've been able to glean.

 

[famdoc83]

Bump

 

[itceps]

EP market sucks. It is the worst ever. There are practically no pure EP jobs.

 

[snowshooter]

EP market sucks. It is the worst ever. There are practically no pure EP jobs.

That's what I noticed . I will be starting general cardiology next year and am interested in EP. But, I m starting have second thoughts now.

 

[sacrament]

EP market sucks. It is the worst ever. There are practically no pure EP jobs.

I've heard much the same. My colleagues going into EP have had a difficult time finding positions that aren't basically general cards with some EP on the side.

 

[k96tw01]

EP is having a rough go.

Interventional jobs are warming up, but you probably need advanced training in periph or structural to have significant flexibility.

Talking with groups, many plan to re-evaluate their hiring after completing their mergers or sales to hospitals so there is a distinct possibility the hiring should heat up next year as these negotiation related freezes disappear. That and you can probably count on more retiring by group partners after these groups have completed their sales to the hospitals as well.

Bottom line is this year will still be rough... Next should be a little more favorable... Too bad I am hitting the market now

 

[Orthodromic]

What do people think about these EP jobs where you would be the first electrophysiologist in a hospital?

On the plus side, these are the jobs where you would truly be THE electrophysiologist with all the referrals. On the other hand, I would think it takes a long time to build up a lab and staff to do advanced procedures like AF ablations comfortably (convincing hospital you need mapping, US, and EP specialized technicians etc). Doing two years of EP training would seem like overkill to just be doing implants etc. Should I just finish after the first year and enter the job market or wait?

Also, does anyone have a feeling for where you stand as the last group member hired before or just after a group/hospital merger?

Thanks

 

[hookaman]

Bump

 

[sacrament]

Interventional seems fairly robust at the moment. I just recently started looking for a job about a month ago, and I've gotten four interviews and two offers so far. I will reiterate what was said above: everybody wants you to have either peripheral or structural skills. At my program it's going to be a struggle to get both peripheral and coronary numbers in one year, but it seems almost mandatory at this point so I'm going to do it.

 

[bronx43]

Interventional seems fairly robust at the moment. I just recently started looking for a job about a month ago, and I've gotten four interviews and two offers so far. I will reiterate what was said above: everybody wants you to have either peripheral or structural skills. At my program it's going to be a struggle to get both peripheral and coronary numbers in one year, but it seems almost mandatory at this point so I'm going to do it.

Just curious. How much of a push are interventional guys making on peripheral procedures? At my institution, it seems like it's just starting out, but I've heard it's more robust in other places.

 

[sacrament]

Just curious. How much of a push are interventional guys making on peripheral procedures? At my institution, it seems like it's just starting out, but I've heard it's more robust in other places.

This is extremely variable based on geography and institution. Where I'm at, 90% of the peripheral stuff is done by either IR or vascular surgery. And while they are cordial to me and let me hang out sometimes, they are not going to let me get much of the pie. There is a private hospital down the road where it's exactly the opposite (the majority of the peripheral work is being done by cardiology), so I have to rotate out there in order to get my peripheral numbers.

 

[Trifling Jester]

Just curious. How much of a push are interventional guys making on peripheral procedures? At my institution, it seems like it's just starting out, but I've heard it's more robust in other places.

I'm in the south. At most of the hospitals where I've been it's been interventional cardiology doing the peripheral work. Vascular does around 30% and I haven't seen IR doing much of any.

-The Trifling Jester

 

[desaiha1]

I have just started looking for jobs, excellent peripheral training, some structural, still having difficulty finding jobs. I am looking in and around south east (florida, atlanta, nashville, dallas tx).
Let me know if you come across anything.
Thanks