The majority of physicians leave their first job after residency after 2-3 years. Why is that?
I’m still in my first job post-residency. I guess I’m one of the lucky few.
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How many of docs have DOD or some other government scholarship? They moved us every few years after residency which might skew the numbers a bit.
She is commenting on what is found with ER docs. Job hunting in EM is much more mobile and easy. I don’t think the same findings would translate into other specialties.
That doesn’t seem so strange. I remember hearing when I was in medical school that the average number of jobs a doctor had before settling on the job that comprised the bulk of his career was four.
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