Need Fellowship Advice/Help!!

[bariberry]

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I joined a fellowship (IM Subspeciality) last year and later on realized that this was not the field i was particularly interested in🙁. Now after completing one year, i cannot take it any more. I have no interest in this field and even i do not plan on working in this field in the future. I find myself more interested in GIM and primary care/hospitalist work. I feel desperate and want to resign from this fellowship now, not to waste their's or my own time. Besies prior to joining this fellowship, i had already worked in primary care for a couple of years and had really enjoyed it. I have fallen behind with my scholary activities and research work at the fellowship and my lack of interest is now obvious to others in the fellowship program, which has also created a lot of tension within the program. My quitting will not create much of an issue for the program as they have more fellows then are needed for the program itself.

Can someone suggest me the implications of quitting a fellowship program??
Would i be in any trouble if i apply for any future primary care jobs??
Would quitting be on my records for ever??
Would there be any trouble in applying for hospital privileges or state licenses in the future??
Please advice me what to do??

 

[gutonc]

I joined a fellowship (IM Subspeciality) last year and later on realized that this was not the field i was particularly interested in🙁. Now after completing one year, i cannot take it any more. I have no interest in this field and even i do not plan on working in this field in the future. I find myself more interested in GIM and primary care/hospitalist work. I feel desperate and want to resign from this fellowship now, not to waste their's or my own time. Besies prior to joining this fellowship, i had already worked in primary care for a couple of years and had really enjoyed it. I have fallen behind with my scholary activities and research work at the fellowship and my lack of interest is now obvious to others in the fellowship program, which has also created a lot of tension within the program. My quitting will not create much of an issue for the program as they have more fellows then are needed for the program itself.

Can someone suggest me the implications of quitting a fellowship program??

You won't be able to practice that specialty. Which doesn't seem to be an issue for you so who cares. You may also piss off the PD if you quit which could jeopardize your ability to get a good reference from him/her in the future. But probably not...most IM fellowships are front loaded and if you stuck out the s****y part and moved the meat, they probably won't care.

Would i be in any trouble if i apply for any future primary care jobs??

Define trouble. Will there be some sort of black mark that follows you forever? No.
Should you maintain a good relationship with your current PD for reference purposes? Yes.

Would quitting be on my records for ever?

Yes, but nobody will care.

Would there be any trouble in applying for hospital privileges or state licenses in the future??

Quitting? No. Getting fired because you're completely checked out and don't care? Yes.

Please advice me what to do??

Relax and do what you think is best for you. You don't owe anybody anything (other than reasonable notice as outlined in your contracts) at this point.

 

[Qn1982]

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[Top Gun]

The only thing that will be of consequence will be that you will never practice that subspecialty, but since you're not interested in it anyway, who cares? I presume you're a board-certified attending. If so, you should have no problem landing a hospitalist or other primary care job. Quitting fellowship has far less of an effect on your career than quitting residency.

 

[NotAProgDirector]

Talk to your PD. Resign your position but give enough notice such that impact to others is minimal. As mentioned above, no one will care going forward, as long as you resign in a polite and professional manner.