Blogging with The Doctor Job

This blog is designed as a free resource for residents, fellows, and physicians looking for jobs, and for medical students and FMGs applying to residency programs. When it comes to physician jobs, you can have the best resume in the world and a cover letter that would knock the socks off of any employer, [...]

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Among those of you who surf the Internet, know what a blog is, and check your email more than once a month, it seems logical that mass e-mailing your resume to as many people as possible would be an appropriate way to find a job.
It’s not. Why?
1. Because when it comes [...]

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Today, we’ll take the time to answer another question from a frustrated physician. If you too have questions related in any way to finding a job, getting into a program, or specializing in an specific field, please email them to blog AT thedoctorjob DOT com!
Q: I am a recently divorced mother of two and physician [...]

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Today, we’ll take the time to answer two questions out of the many that we’ve received from physicians and medical students. If you too have questions related in any way to finding a job, getting into a program, or specializing in an specific field, please email them to blog AT thedoctorjob DOT com!
Q: [...]

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Today’s post will be a quick discussion of fellowship programs. There are three main reasons that physicians enter fellowship programs, and only one of them is a good reason. Read along and see if you agree.
Reason 1: Because the resident can’t find a job
You would be simply amazed at how many residents [...]

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Here are just a few of the current clients that we are working with to find a new job:

Cardiothoracic Surgeon primarily interested in the Southeast. Cardiothoracic surgery is considered one of the most difficult specialties to find work right now, because of changes in the field, but we’ve worked with many CT Surgeons and [...]

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Let’s start this post with a very simple point: Yes, you have a right to an ego.
Physicians are in one of the most respected professions in the world. Your job is the continuation of human life - a noble concept that immediately gives you the right and the privilege to feel proud of [...]

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When you are a resident or a fellow at a program, there is a tendency to rely on your seniors for all of your advice in the real world. While this can be helpful in many arenas, it can also hurt you. Many seniors only know what they learned from their seniors who [...]

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Just thought I’d post another great story I heard today.
Dr. B finds a job after two years
Dr. B was an Ob/Gyn physician who had been practicing for about ten years before he took a leave of absence to take care of his wife, who had cancer. That was in 2004. Two years later, [...]

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Hi, I’m Sean, one of the several client counselors for The Doctor Job. We hear from our clients all the time about success they’re having after using our services, so I’m going to start posting them on a regular basis for your review. Maybe you too can join the ranks of thousands of [...]

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