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MS4 nearly done with the interview trail trying to populate a rank list amongst 1 giant question looming in the back of my mind: how important is the name of my residency program for the future job market in 4 years?
A couple of the bigger "names" stressed the importance of training at a place that prepared us to be able to adapt and stay on the forefront of the "new healthcare" models (perioperative home, QI projects, etc) and create new roles for anesthesia in the hospital (and they are). Lots of programs mention this concept but some have much stronger curricula in place to teach it than others.
Then speaking with someone in the financial industry, he made a parallel:
"When a profession has a high 'upheaval risk' where there are likely to be big game changers in the future (technology, recession, consolidation, etc.) the resulting attrition is lower for those who started their careers in organizations that are leading the way in adapting to (or creating) the changes. Its like you are imprinted for life by the good reputation of your first employer. In banking for example, consolidation and two recessions caused a lot of careers to implode in the 1990s. But if you worked for one of the few stellar banks like Citibank or Wells Fargo, you had some career resilience. You didn't have to be a superstar, you just had to show that the early years of your career were spent with these leaders."
So linking the two, my question is in regards to the importance of receiving excellent training at an institution with a "name" versus just receiving excellent training. I know everyone says, "go where you're happiest and trust your gut." And I believe that, BUT anesthesia also is a bit of a moving target in that being happiest in residency may not land me the happiest mid-40s. The truth likely lies in predicting the future, but I have only been at this for 3.5 years and some people here likely have more experience from which to extrapolate.
I also would be very very happy at any of the top 4 programs on my list right now.
Thoughts, opinions, experience, or perspectives on the matter are truly appreciated because this has my rank list in a grid-lock.
Thanks everybody.
A couple of the bigger "names" stressed the importance of training at a place that prepared us to be able to adapt and stay on the forefront of the "new healthcare" models (perioperative home, QI projects, etc) and create new roles for anesthesia in the hospital (and they are). Lots of programs mention this concept but some have much stronger curricula in place to teach it than others.
Then speaking with someone in the financial industry, he made a parallel:
"When a profession has a high 'upheaval risk' where there are likely to be big game changers in the future (technology, recession, consolidation, etc.) the resulting attrition is lower for those who started their careers in organizations that are leading the way in adapting to (or creating) the changes. Its like you are imprinted for life by the good reputation of your first employer. In banking for example, consolidation and two recessions caused a lot of careers to implode in the 1990s. But if you worked for one of the few stellar banks like Citibank or Wells Fargo, you had some career resilience. You didn't have to be a superstar, you just had to show that the early years of your career were spent with these leaders."
So linking the two, my question is in regards to the importance of receiving excellent training at an institution with a "name" versus just receiving excellent training. I know everyone says, "go where you're happiest and trust your gut." And I believe that, BUT anesthesia also is a bit of a moving target in that being happiest in residency may not land me the happiest mid-40s. The truth likely lies in predicting the future, but I have only been at this for 3.5 years and some people here likely have more experience from which to extrapolate.
I also would be very very happy at any of the top 4 programs on my list right now.
Thoughts, opinions, experience, or perspectives on the matter are truly appreciated because this has my rank list in a grid-lock.
Thanks everybody.
