Residency---Marraige Consideration???

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cbtk18

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I'm trying to think ahead to residency. I have been dating my gf for 3 years. The idea of marraige has come up but we have also been talking about the possibility of me going far away for my residency. She would just simply go with me if I got married but the sticker is that she just (a year ago) started a new business---not only has she put a lot of her own $ into this thing, but has all sorts of business loans as well---take home message--this is not just an ice-cream stand; it is a significant commitment that seems to have years of legs on it.

There are plenty of residency programs in her area that I would love to be a part of, but just don't know if it is do-able. My question is that if we were to get married, would residency programs take the wife's business into consideration? It seems like that applicant, if competitive, would be way far more likely to remain in that town and practice--from what I understand, that is what kind of Dr.s residency programs want to produce--someone who will stay around; hopefully join the affiliated practices.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.
 
This is only what I've been told/what I've heard, so take it with a grain of salt. My husband is a professional student in his final year, and I graduated in May/applying to residency now. I've discussed this with PD's in two different fields. They both felt that strong ties to the location of the residency were a good thing, since it makes you less likely to leave the program and go elsewhere. That being said, it is in no way a guarantee that you'll get ranked highly, because at the end of the day the program needs the most qualified candidates.

Would you be willing/able to commute? It sucks, but it can be done.
 
JPmamd09 said:
This is only what I've been told/what I've heard, so take it with a grain of salt. My husband is a professional student in his final year, and I graduated in May/applying to residency now. I've discussed this with PD's in two different fields. They both felt that strong ties to the location of the residency were a good thing, since it makes you less likely to leave the program and go elsewhere. That being said, it is in no way a guarantee that you'll get ranked highly, because at the end of the day the program needs the most qualified candidates.

Would you be willing/able to commute? It sucks, but it can be done.
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I would---we are just trying to be realistic about this relationship. She asked, "How will you know where you'll be for te next 4-6 years--you just can't know that."
 
cbtk18 said:
There are plenty of residency programs in her area that I would love to be a part of, but just don't know if it is do-able. My question is that if we were to get married, would residency programs take the wife's business into consideration? It seems like that applicant, if competitive, would be way far more likely to remain in that town and practice--from what I understand, that is what kind of Dr.s residency programs want to produce--someone who will stay around; hopefully join the affiliated practices.
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It all depends.

For competitive specialties, where even the least desirable programs can afford to be fairly picky, your ties to the region will not help you much. They also won't really care where you will practice as an attending.

Primary care specialties, however, DO care where you will end up as an attending. If you do residency in an underserved area, in particular, having you stick around to both take care of that community and, possibly, teach future residents and med students, would be a bonus.

What were you thinking of going into?
 
smq123 said:
It all depends.

For competitive specialties, where even the least desirable programs can afford to be fairly picky, your ties to the region will not help you much. They also won't really care where you will practice as an attending.

Primary care specialties, however, DO care where you will end up as an attending. If you do residency in an underserved area, in particular, having you stick around to both take care of that community and, possibly, teach future residents and med students, would be a bonus.

What were you thinking of going into?
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Ortho if I have the grades and really like it----EM if by then I want to have a life.
 
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