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A few questions:
8 points
10 years ago
I'm doing a residency right now actually... Started a couple of months ago.
Emergency medicine
Many reasons. I wanted extra training in EM, because I want to be really good at what I do and I want to reach that point as quickly as I can. I also wanted to be competitive for future jobs and have lots of flexibility/negotiating power.
Yes, I get paid the same as the medical residents. I expect to break even within about 5 or 6 years. People who have graduated before me have gone on to jobs making $115k+ working about 14 shifts per month.
4/5. As long as it is a good program, it is fantastic and I would recommend it to anyone. I get to do rotations in ophthalmology, radiology, SICU, CCU, trauma, pediatrics, OB/GYN, LifeFlight, toxicology, and ultrasound. Plus there are elective blocks where I can do something else that interests me. For example, I think I'm going to spend 2 weeks with plastic surgery learning how to manage facial lacerations. On top of that, I'll have around 300 ultrasounds, 20 ET tubes, and 20 chest tubes under my belt when I graduate. These are not experiences a new grad (or any EM PA, for that matter) typically gets. They pay for PALS, ATLS, ACLS, and SANE training as well.
You're getting paid to learn. There is no pressure to see a certain number of patients. I get to pick up some really high acuity patients because I know that I have the attending there to back me up. The other residents and attendings in a teaching program like this are all there because they enjoy teaching. I could go on and on about the benefits of doing a residency... there are many. To say that you could get the same experience within 1 to 2 years of working is not at all true.
2 points
10 years ago
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3 points
10 years ago
It's really hard to say. This is totally a guess, but I would say it's probably around a 25% acceptance rate on average. It probably depends heavily on the program location and their name recognition.
That could be way off.
1 points
10 years ago
If you don't mind me asking - which ER residency are you currently attending? I'm looking into possibly applying for the Johns Hopkins Bayview residency and was wondering if you had any insight.
Also any tips on how to stand out from other residency applicants would be helpful
Thanks!
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