I've read a few threads as well as the NRMP website on this, but still unsure what constitutes" extreme hardship"
In a nutshell: My spouse got an unexpected job right around the time final ROL were due. Another opportunity within that job came up after ROL were due - his dream job. I had a program in our home city ranked number 1, but matched number 2. Spouse will have to leave his current job and move to a city with a very poor market. In his industry, greater than 6 months out of work constitutes a major gap and doesn't look good - he has told me this could ruin his career at worst or at least un-do all he has worked for in the past 5 years. Before he got this job he was so unhappy at his former employer that he was ok with this, but now things are very different. We considered separating geographically so we could both pursue our careers, but we have a child and this makes that decision extremely difficult. Had this job opportunity come about sooner, I would have ranked my home program's IM as my number 2 and would be staying.
I am wondering if this is enough to constitute "extreme hardship" by the NRMP's standards. Should I contact my new PD about the situation? Any insight at all? I am fully willing to change specialties if it means we can move back to our home city for my husband's career.
In a nutshell: My spouse got an unexpected job right around the time final ROL were due. Another opportunity within that job came up after ROL were due - his dream job. I had a program in our home city ranked number 1, but matched number 2. Spouse will have to leave his current job and move to a city with a very poor market. In his industry, greater than 6 months out of work constitutes a major gap and doesn't look good - he has told me this could ruin his career at worst or at least un-do all he has worked for in the past 5 years. Before he got this job he was so unhappy at his former employer that he was ok with this, but now things are very different. We considered separating geographically so we could both pursue our careers, but we have a child and this makes that decision extremely difficult. Had this job opportunity come about sooner, I would have ranked my home program's IM as my number 2 and would be staying.
I am wondering if this is enough to constitute "extreme hardship" by the NRMP's standards. Should I contact my new PD about the situation? Any insight at all? I am fully willing to change specialties if it means we can move back to our home city for my husband's career.