Trying to plan my future career

[4chainz]

I’m currently an IM resident. I’m a non-US IMG, but I’m expecting a green card in a few years.

I have plans to go back home after working for a few years in the US, so I have a few questions:

1- How feasible it is to do locums for around 4 months a year in the US, and be back home for the rest of the year?
Would working only for 4 months or so in the US be a problem with finding another locum gig?

I want to know if this schedule can be done as a hospitalist or in a subspecialty (I’m probably going to apply for a rheum or endo fellowship)

2- How common it is for those in rheum or endo to take 6-8 weeks off per year in a permanent job? is 8 weeks off something I can negotiate?

3- Can a 4 day/week (ie. 32 hours/week) job be found in either rheum or endo?

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[jhamaican]

what happened to 2 Chainz?

I think all 3 of your options are reasonable and feasible.

Anything is negotiable, but you will probs take a pay cut.

Definitely doable as a hospitalist rheum or endo.

You seem like a reasonable individual and I think you will definitely find an arrangement that will suit you

Only thing is that rheum is getting more competitive, careful.

 

[deleted1013332]

I’m currently an IM resident. I’m a non-US IMG, but I’m expecting a green card in a few years.

I have plans to go back home after working for a few years in the US, so I have a few questions:

1- How feasible it is to do locums for around 4 months a year in the US, and be back home for the rest of the year?
Would working only for 4 months or so in the US be a problem with finding another locum gig?

I want to know if this schedule can be done as a hospitalist or in a subspecialty (I’m probably going to apply for a rheum or endo fellowship)

2- How common it is for those in rheum or endo to take 6-8 weeks off per year in a permanent job? is 8 weeks off something I can negotiate?

3- Can a 4 day/week (ie. 32 hours/week) job be found in either rheum or endo?

1. For Rheumatology, it would be feasible. Most locums Rheumatology positions that I've seen advertise for periods of 3-6 months.

2. 3-4 weeks vacation is more common in my experience, but everything is negotiable.

3. Yes, there are quite a few Rheumatology offers for 4-4.5 day workweeks.