NY Methodist OB/GYN can't take boards

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[K31]

1) Isn't it the physician's, rather than the program's, responsibility to make sure they are registered to take the specialty boards?

2) How are they losing out on a year of attending pay? Most jobs are fine with board-eligible new grads as long as they take the boards within a period of time which is usually spelled out in the employment contract.

 

[Law2Doc]

1) Isn't it the physician's, rather than the program's, responsibility to make sure they are registered to take the specialty boards?....

it is, but it still would suck if every year a program took care of these things to the point that residents relied on it. And suddenly it stopped. I'm sure we can all think of requirements our PDs office keeps us on top of, that we probably wouldn't deal with if not for an email or two. I would have no clue when I needed to sign up for boards, inservice tests, etc if not for an email or two. If I knew it was in my lap, I could find out, but generally it's just handled for us.

 

[gutonc]

it is, but it still would suck if every year a program took care of these things to the point that residents relied on it. And suddenly it stopped. I'm sure we can all think of requirements our PDs office keeps us on top of, that we probably wouldn't deal with if not for an email or two. I would have no clue when I needed to sign up for boards, inservice tests, etc if not for an email or two. If I knew it was in my lap, I could find out, but generally it's just handled for us.

Fair enough. But...

1) We're all grown-ups (or at least should pretend to be) and should be able to manage our own lives. While it's nice to have somebody helping out, the responsibility for this is ultimately on the individual resident.

2) Anybody who loses money on an attending job just because they didn't take their specialty boards at the first possible opportunity has only themselves (or their attorney) to blame for signing such a s****y contract.

3) It's NY Methodist. This seems like the least pathetic thing you could expect from that hellhole.

 

[Top Gun]

No one reminded me when to register for specialty boards. I just did it. I thought that in most cases the residents are responsible for registering for their own board exams.

 

[Law2Doc]

...We're all grown-ups (or at least should pretend to be) and should be able to manage our own lives. While it's nice to have somebody helping out, the responsibility for this is ultimately on the individual resident....

of course you are right, there is no one else to blame when you get to the heart of it. But I think quite a lot of us rely on our PD office and coordinators for a lot of things, and could totally see how it could happen, and it would really blow if we were in those shoes.