Blogging with The Doctor Job

This is just a brief article discussing Pathology for those medical students and FMGs who are still considering which medical specialty to enter. We’ll have these articles occasionally to act as a resource for anyone trying to make the most informed decision.
What to expect as a Pathologist
While most laymen associate pathologists with the dead, the [...]

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A physician’s job search is only successful if the physician finds the best job available to him or her. In any other situation, whether the physician finds a less-than-ideal job, no job, or decides to remain with the old job, that job search is a failure.
The only way to make sure that the search [...]

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It’s time for another story of a client of The Doctor Job who had great success after having no luck with physician recruiters.
Dr. A is a male Ob/Gyn in North Carolina
Dr. A graduated from medical school 36 years ago. He practiced in several different areas of the country before spending the last few years [...]

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Physicians, there’s a simple mantra to keep in mind when you get an offer: You can always ask for more.
Let’s take a scenario. Dr. Keith Dudemeister, an Internist, is about to graduate from his residency program in New York City. He’s a normal resident, with no problems, but nothing amazing to brag [...]

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There are two types of program directors.
First, the bad ones. They just don’t care anymore. They’ve lost the desire to help their residents or fellows and just see them as cheap labor to be exploited and used until they graduate and leave. They barely remember the names of their residents and fellows. [...]

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