Lower tier program graduates & Job potential

[Aloha Kid]

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I was wondering if anyone could help me on this question. Does graduating from a lower tier EM program no one knows about = poor job potential in the future? Will you be limited to small community hospitals and overlooked when applying to trauma centers/prestigious hospitals???

Some EM docs I've asked say it really doesn't matter, others say it does. Hmmmm????

 

[NinerNiner999]

The market is WIDE open - no worries about jobs for probably the next 7-10 years (by ACEP estimation). The being said, there is probably no difference in finding jobs if you go to a "lower tier" program. How would one define "lower tier program" anyways? If working for a large trauma center or major inner city type environment is your cup of tea, I wouldn't think there would be any problem doing so regardless of where you graduated from. Realistically, I think the real "competition" for jobs will be in the cush, high paying community positions in suburban areas near popular locations. When you are looking at those types of "competitive" jobs, I think there is more of a level playing field. Please correct me if I am wrong on this, I'm just going by what some of my third years are telling us now...

 

[Sessamoid]

Niner has pretty much right on. For academic medicine, you'd definitely be better served going to a "big name" program. If not, who you know and what they think of you is more important in job hunting. My program was quite good but, shall we say, geographically challenged, which made it not very desirable to many. I've had no difficulty in finding a job in the LA market, which is one of the most saturated in the country/world. The really good jobs aren't saved for Rosen's or Hockberger's lovechildren (nothing against Bob, as he's a really nice guy), but are just hard to get because nobody really ever quits really good jobs.

In competitive job markets like this one, it's even more so who you know and how you network that determines where you find work.