Before you quit residency, consider these 3 questions
Every week, I seem to get a few emails from disgruntled residents who want to quit. They don't enjoy clinical medicine and they want to get out ASAP. Of course, many are burdened by significant loans and others feel that they would have nothing else they could do if they didn't pursue a career in medicine. I always ask people to consider the following: 1. Financial stability: If you quit now, do you have a financial plan that will get you through the next 3, 6, 9, and 12 months? For most, it's resorting to family resources. For others, it's living off of a spouse's income or tapping into savings. Have you examined your b...
Source: Non-Clinical Physician Jobs, Careers, and Opportunities - December 31, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Joseph Kim, MD, MPH Source Type: blogs