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Hi everyone,
I haven’t posted in quite some time as life got busy very quickly! Over the last few years, I got married, had our first child, and have been practicing as a Family Medicine attending for the past five years—all of which has been great.
In my initial practice, I served as an employee health medical director while also staffing a very busy hybrid urgent care and established primary care panel. I essentially did everything within full-scope FM except for OB.
I recently transitioned to an academic Internal Medicine program while my wife completes her fellowship. In this current role, I’ve had the opportunity to teach residents, staff a safety-net clinic, and work on a street medicine van. It has been incredibly fulfilling.
Lately, I’ve been seriously considering a Sleep Medicine fellowship. It stems primarily from personal interest, but also from a clinical one: in primary care, a massive volume of chief complaints are sleep-related. I view sleep as a foundational intervention that profoundly affects multiple areas of physiology and daily quality of life, which makes it fascinating to me.
My main hesitation centers around the job market for a Family Medicine-trained Sleep Medicine graduate. My goal would be to maintain a largely outpatient practice with a stable, predictable schedule for my family.
Could anyone comment on the current sleep medicine job market for FM grads, as well as the overall competitiveness of the fellowship match process? I just want to ensure that putting my family through another transition is worthwhile before diving in. Thank you!
I haven’t posted in quite some time as life got busy very quickly! Over the last few years, I got married, had our first child, and have been practicing as a Family Medicine attending for the past five years—all of which has been great.
In my initial practice, I served as an employee health medical director while also staffing a very busy hybrid urgent care and established primary care panel. I essentially did everything within full-scope FM except for OB.
I recently transitioned to an academic Internal Medicine program while my wife completes her fellowship. In this current role, I’ve had the opportunity to teach residents, staff a safety-net clinic, and work on a street medicine van. It has been incredibly fulfilling.
Lately, I’ve been seriously considering a Sleep Medicine fellowship. It stems primarily from personal interest, but also from a clinical one: in primary care, a massive volume of chief complaints are sleep-related. I view sleep as a foundational intervention that profoundly affects multiple areas of physiology and daily quality of life, which makes it fascinating to me.
My main hesitation centers around the job market for a Family Medicine-trained Sleep Medicine graduate. My goal would be to maintain a largely outpatient practice with a stable, predictable schedule for my family.
Could anyone comment on the current sleep medicine job market for FM grads, as well as the overall competitiveness of the fellowship match process? I just want to ensure that putting my family through another transition is worthwhile before diving in. Thank you!
