I'm finishing training in a ROAD specialty. The work can be stimulating and I am satisfied with the conditions and pay prospects. However, there are three things gnawing at me:
1. the brief and episodic nature of the work (vs. extended projects)
2. the individual nature of the work (vs. working in small teams with smart people)
3. the lack of personal growth
Reading through the archives, I've seen a lot of accumulated wisdom on this site from people who've successfully pivoted from medicine to other careers such as management consulting. It seems that the optimal time to make this switch would have been immediately after the MD and that the advantage of completing residency is minimal. The other consideration is doing an MBA with a view to diversifying - having a hospital management role for 1-2 days a week.
Has anyone changed careers post-residency and managed to extract some value from those extra years of training?
1. the brief and episodic nature of the work (vs. extended projects)
2. the individual nature of the work (vs. working in small teams with smart people)
3. the lack of personal growth
Reading through the archives, I've seen a lot of accumulated wisdom on this site from people who've successfully pivoted from medicine to other careers such as management consulting. It seems that the optimal time to make this switch would have been immediately after the MD and that the advantage of completing residency is minimal. The other consideration is doing an MBA with a view to diversifying - having a hospital management role for 1-2 days a week.
Has anyone changed careers post-residency and managed to extract some value from those extra years of training?