What advantages are there in going to a top residency if I have no interest in academia/research?

[Astra]

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I wanna work for a hospital or own a private practice.

 

[Instatewaiter]

I wanna work for a hospital or own a private practice.

- Prestige- this will follow you for life. You'll always be the guy who trained at Hopkins/MGH/UCSF/Duke/Columbia/other big name

- Getting the fellowship you want

- Being more competitive for jobs/Practices. Coming from a top place, jobs will be more receptive. Especially important if you want a competitive location.

- patients care. At least those who look up doctors will look where you did your training. Of course there are many patients who don't look. But those who do, will care.

- Better clinical training. South Eastern Backwoods Alabama Community hospital isn't going to have the same training as UAB

 

[SpacemanSpifff]

- Being more competitive for jobs/Practices. Coming from a top place, jobs will be more receptive. Especially important if you want a competitive location.

Yup.

Prestigious programs are usually older, have churned out more docs, and have larger alumni networks - enhancing your ability to control your own future.

 

[SurfingDoctor]

What do you mean? What kind of hospital? A community hospital in a rural area? They would be happy to take anyone with a pulse and a degree. A private hospital owned by a large healthcare corporation? Do you have a degree and a pulse and willing to work whenever the hospital wants you to? Hired.

As far as private practice, the residency may mean something to a patient because they have the mentality that Dr. X trained at a top hospital that they read about in US News so Dr. X must be the best. If you are going into solo practice, this may help. However, if you are joining a private practice group, the fact that you trained at a top hospital is less important than you networked and had someone call up the partner in the practice who went to medical school with that partner and they were in each other weddings. That is an extreme example but when it comes to finding jobs: networking >>>>>>>>>>> residency program (though said residency program may have very connected colleagues, but again utilizing those connections is what matters).

In fact, I have never got an interview or job based only on merit/training. You need to network to get jobs.

 

[TooMuchResearch]

I wanna work for a hospital or own a private practice.

Which specialty?

 

[Alienman52]

- Prestige- this will follow you for life. You'll always be the guy who trained at Hopkins/MGH/UCSF/Duke/Columbia/other big name

- Getting the fellowship you want

- Being more competitive for jobs/Practices. Coming from a top place, jobs will be more receptive. Especially important if you want a competitive location.

- patients care. At least those who look up doctors will look where you did your training. Of course there are many patients who don't look. But those who do, will care.

- Better clinical training. South Eastern Backwoods Alabama Community hospital isn't going to have the same training as UAB

Well said.


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[Astra]

Which specialty?

I don't know yet. I have yet to see many of the specialties in medicine

 

[Astra]

great advice everyone. thanks a lot

 

[TooMuchResearch]

I don't know yet. I have yet to see many of the specialties in medicine

Because for some the key is good pathology, not fancy academic name.

 

[gracie369]

You can get a cool t-shirt.

 

[sliceofbread136]

I found that your co-residents were more insightful and interesting to work with in general as you went up the chain. IMO that is the biggest benefit!