I can't seem to find any open positions for a full time hospitalist in any mid/major cities. Do these exist or is it just part time or locum tenens?
They exist, but u often have to know someone. I am doing outpatient, but I got my job when the recruiter and website said there were no openings. I bypassed the recruiter and used my connections. Same thing happened for several of the hospitalists in my group.
Lol what happened to primary care physician shortage? I'm looking to do IM so I hope there are jobs out there upon graduation
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Sorry folks, too many want the major coastal cities. America needs to spread us all to other areas of the country. At least they don't force us to go to Idaho against our will (yet...).
What were some of the offers you got for big cities in terms of salary? I hear offers can be as low as 150k starting salary for a hospitalist in ny.....meanwhile ive got loans to pay off....It depends on what you're looking for, but job outlook for IM is phenomenal.
The rule is typically you can do what you want, where you want, for the salary you want, but you only get 2/3. While it may not be that simple anymore... when I was a 3rd year resident (6 months ago), I was getting a dozen emails a day recruiting hospitalists, typically for more rural areas. Some of them were ridiculous, like a WY gig that paid >$400k/year. Big cities obviously pay significantly less, but no one I knew had that much difficulty finding work even in the bay area, LA, etc.
Of course, if you want to work for an academic center in Manhattan/SF/Chicago, you might end up making half of what you would make in private practice in the suburbs, but that's your choice.
That sounds about right for central NYC last I heard from someone looking there, though that was a few years ago. Even less if academic. Go out to the burbs and it's probably a fair bit higher, but my group of acquaintances is more west/Midwest bias so I can't say for sure.What were some of the offers you got for big cities in terms of salary? I hear offers can be as low as 150k starting salary for a hospitalist in ny.....meanwhile ive got loans to pay off....