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Hey, everyone. MS4 considering a possible career in CCM after anesthesia residency. I know there's a few threads on this and I've been talking to some pulm/CC fellows, but it seems like there is no real concensus on what the true lifestyle of a full-time CCM attending really is (private, academic, pulm-based, anesthesia-based, surgery-based, etc)
Just wondering if anyone out there is considering (or is currently) doing this full time as a career (no pulm. clinic for pulm/CC trained attendings, no O.R. for anesthesia-trained/surgery-trained attendings, etc.)
I understand that the compensation is not that great, but still "decent" for a physician. But, I'm more concerned about the hours worked and the over all lifestyle. I hear that there are some hospitals (and CCM groups) attempting to work towards more "shift" work similar to ER docs rather than the usually 1-2 weeks straight with 24 hour call. Is this true?
The one thing I have noticed though is that EVERYONE says that the burnout rate is REALLY high. This worries me a lot since I'd like to possibly do CCM full-time throughout my medical (hopefully long) career. I'm assuming that the current lifestyle has a lot to do with the burnout rate as well as possibly the "relative" unpopularity of the field among medical students/residents (although I find CCM absolutely fascinating!) . Anybody see any changes in the CCM lifestyle in the next 5-10 years?
I apologize in advance for the long post. Any thoughts, opinions, critiques, positive outlooks, or insults toward my naivety are welcome
FA
Just wondering if anyone out there is considering (or is currently) doing this full time as a career (no pulm. clinic for pulm/CC trained attendings, no O.R. for anesthesia-trained/surgery-trained attendings, etc.)
I understand that the compensation is not that great, but still "decent" for a physician. But, I'm more concerned about the hours worked and the over all lifestyle. I hear that there are some hospitals (and CCM groups) attempting to work towards more "shift" work similar to ER docs rather than the usually 1-2 weeks straight with 24 hour call. Is this true?
The one thing I have noticed though is that EVERYONE says that the burnout rate is REALLY high. This worries me a lot since I'd like to possibly do CCM full-time throughout my medical (hopefully long) career. I'm assuming that the current lifestyle has a lot to do with the burnout rate as well as possibly the "relative" unpopularity of the field among medical students/residents (although I find CCM absolutely fascinating!) . Anybody see any changes in the CCM lifestyle in the next 5-10 years?
I apologize in advance for the long post. Any thoughts, opinions, critiques, positive outlooks, or insults toward my naivety are welcome
FA
