Job prospects for low tier fellowship

[MandoggyDoggyish]

Hi everyone,

I matched hematology/oncology at a hybrid community-academic program that is not well known and far away from my desired region (but has a good reputation in my region). My ultimate goal is to practice in California due to family reasons.

My question is: will I be able to make it back to Califronia? Just scrolling the names of attendings in major californian heme/onc private practices I see alot of fancy names (e.g. Yale, DFCI, UCSF) and the like. I am worried with low name recognition that I will have a hard time job hunting and not be able to work somewhere that is near my family . I used to want to pursue academics but I am afraid that this would be even more impossible so am gear shifting to private practice.

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[HemeOncHopeful19]

You’ll be able to find a job in California.

You may not able to afford the lifestyle you want in California.

 

[HemOncCheng]

minor point is that half or so of the fellows from these big names go to private practice.

 

[solidonc2020]

So long as you're not deadset on one specific group or tumor focus (which may or may not be available when you're looking), you'll be fine. If being in a certain geographic region is the priority over those things there are tons of jobs to be found.

 

[gutonc]

So long as you're not deadset on one specific group or tumor focus (which may or may not be available when you're looking), you'll be fine. If being in a certain geographic region is the priority over those things there are tons of jobs to be found.

It's hard to overstate this point.

There is a medicine correlate to the manufacturing axiom "light (or fast), cheap, strong; pick any 2". In medicine it's "location/pay/workload, pick any two". Except that sometimes you can only choose one, especially if you have a total focus on any one of them.

 

[onconc]

You may not able to afford the lifestyle you want in California.

Could you elaborate about the lifestyle comment ? The OP didn't mention anything about her/his lifestyle preferences.

 

[gutonc]

Could you elaborate about the lifestyle comment ? The OP didn't mention anything about her/his lifestyle preferences.

His/her lifestyle involves living in California. 'Nuff said.