Moonlighting

[Med4ever]

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We have all heard the term, but what does it really mean? When can you do it? What needs to be done to do it? And how much does it pay? Answers to all these questions and more....................anyone?

 

[Pianoboe01]

Is nobody going to answer this? I'd like to know too.

 

[AJM]

This topic has been covered at length on this forum. I would suggest doing a search. It is also discussed briefly in the general residency FAQ at the top of the page: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=189829 go to the last page of the FAQ for that info.

In short, moonlighting is practicing medicine outside of the boundaries of your residency training program for extra money. The most common things people do to moonlight are to work at urgent care centers, the ER, or work overnight shifts at either an outside hospital or your own hospital to cross-cover and admit inpatients (similar to a nightfloat position). Typical pay is anywhere from $50-75/hour pre-tax, although it's highly variable by institution and region.

To moonlight, you need a full medical license and approval from your residency training program. Many programs don't allow their residents to moonlight at all. Other programs only let their residents moonlight after they reach a certain level of their training. At my hospital, for example, residents can only moonlight when they are PGY-3 or beyond.