Job security

[hurricanemd]

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I was chatting on another forum and someone made the comment that there is less job security in EM. The assumption was that many ED's lose money and get shut down, laying off the EM docs.

I hadn't really heard anything like this before and the comment came from someone outside the medical field. Any thoughts on this?

 

[Apollyon]

Comment? People shouldn't talk about things about which they know nothing.

 

[GeneralVeers]

"someone" made a "comment".

'Nuff said.

 

[AmoryBlaine]

Even if this statement were true (and I don't really think it is) it would not mean that overall job security in EM was poor.

In 2 rotations and about 10 interviews I have yet to meet a senior resident who isn't getting solid job offers in places they want to live...

Also on this forum the voices that say that the job market sucks usually come from people with <100 posts rather than from the stalwart attendings and senior residents.

I'm just not that worried ...

 

[BADMD]

The assumption was that many ED's lose money and get shut down, laying off the EM docs.

I hadn't really heard anything like this before and the comment came from someone outside the medical field. Any thoughts on this?

While I can't speak for other EDs, ours is the most lucrative part of the hospital in terms of profit and loss.

 

[docB]

Even if we continue to see a trend toward EDs closing in poor and population declining areas there are EDs opening in growth areas. I'm not saying that that's good from society's standpoint but for the EP job market it means that ED attrition is unlikley to change the current situation.

Every projection I've seen has shown that we're likley to see an increasing shortage of EPs as the demand increases due to a graying population and the retirement and scaling back of the EPs minted in the 70s and 80s. The current and projected resident production won't keep pace with the attrition and demand.

While that means any BC EP will be able to find a job it leaves us open to intrusion by other specialties and midlevels who will use the shortage of EPs as a justification for staffing by them.

 

[hurricanemd]

Comment? People shouldn't talk about things about which they know nothing.

That's why I thought I'd ask here to get the attending/resident perspective on the issue. I hadn't heard anything like this related to the EM field during rotations and out on the interview trail. As I said, the comment was clearly made from someone outside the medical arena.

 

[southerndoc]

Job security? The public will always have emergencies and there will always be a need for emergency physicians until we prevent emergencies from occurring.

 

[Jeff698]

Am I the only one that isn't seeing an epidemic trend toward avoiding high risk behaviors?

Did all Americans suddenly loose the desire to drink and drive?

Did I miss the huge rush of primary care clinics opening all around me asking to see patients who can't or won't pay?

I'm pretty happy with my job security, thank you.

Take care,
Jeff

 

[AmoryBlaine]

Am I the only one that isn't seeing an epidemic trend toward avoiding high risk behaviors?

Did all Americans suddenly loose the desire to drink and drive?

Did I miss the huge rush of primary care clinics opening all around me asking to see patients who can't or won't pay?

I'm pretty happy with my job security, thank you.

Take care,
Jeff

Just wait until all those people over in Pre-Allo finish their training.

-AB out.