Finding a Job Survey Results

by Jarrod Shapiro, DPM
PRESENT Resident Editor
Botsford General Hospital
Farmington Hills, MI
 

Thanks again to those of you who participated in our second residency survey on finding a job.  The numbers of participants (38) were significantly larger than our last one.  As we all know, more participants mean more relevant results with a greater utility to the residency community.

I’m not surprised that the majority of residents are finding jobs by word of mouth (76.3%), with offers from residency attendings (60.5%) and local physicians (57.9%) following relatively closely behind.  They work with us closely and know just how educated and talented we really are.  I heard once a statistic that about 75% of residents get jobs near their residency program.  These statistics would back up that idea.

Group practice (76.3%) and multispecialty practice (60.5%) are the clear favorites for the types of practices we plan on participating in.  I’d say the reason for this is pretty obvious – money!  After speaking to quite a few people and listening to a number of practice management lectures over the past few years, I’ve heard over and over again that these two types of practices have the largest initial starting salary.  For those of you actively searching for jobs what have you heard/experienced in relation to these types of practices?

Also not surprisingly, we are planning to go into practice around the country with essentially an even distribution.  With podiatric residents spread around the country and most of us staying local (per our first question) this even arrangement is the obvious result.

Finally, with the level of surgical training we now receive and the presence of wound care and diabetes in our profession, it makes perfect sense that we plan to specialize in surgery (86.8%), wound care (60.5%), and general practice (76.3%).

Thanks again to all of you who participated.  Without sounding like a broken record, it’s your participation in Residency Rap, whether responding to surveys or submitting your own editorials and comments, that make this a useful resource.  Write in with your comments.  The residency community wants to hear your thoughts! 

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