Recent content by MilkmanAl

Okay, folks, spill it! Where did you match? Happy? Not happy? What rank did you get? Regardless of the above, huge congratulations on taking the next huge leap in your career. Best of luck to everyone! I'm available for questions any time, as always.

Again, good luck, everyone. If you physicians in the crowd would like to support the folks who have to endure the SOAP, I'd encourage you to check out this reddit post and contribute: https://www.reddit.com/r/medicalschool/s/2LaZQKX82p

Good luck tomorrow, everyone. Remember that whatever happens in the match, you have amazing, lucrative, fulfilling career options ahead of you, even if they're not strictly speaking in medicine but here's hoping you all match what you want where you want!

Congrats, everyone, on rank list submission! Hopefully there are lots of first-choice matches up in here! On another note, in honor of all the folks about to start new jobs in July, I'll be talking about things to look for in a contract and private equity/corporate involvement in healthcare...

Hey all, long time, no see! This year has been absolutely brutal for me, but hopefully it's been a bit better on your end. Anyway, I'll be discussing all things finance surrounding medicine and medical education, so if you're interested and want to throw in your two cents, please join! I'm not...

Well, it's job search time for lots of senior residents, and the "Is this a good contract?" threads are cropping up on message boards across the land. My experience is that med schools and residencies alike go out of their way to obfuscate earning potentials for a variety of reasons, so please...

Private equity takeover is a constant threat to all medical practices. However, many hospitals are figuring out that while slashing costs via doc salaries saves some money up front, it ultimately costs much more in lost productivity (cancelled cases and appointments, poor throughput, etc.) and...

Thanks to my newborn basically never sleeping, my social media activity has been markedly decreased over the past few months and virtually non-existent over the past month. Fortunately, due largely to the magic of sleep, I'm looking to turn that around. With any luck, I'll be back to regular...

That first paycheck feels REALLY good. Make sure it's as big as it should be! The hospitals employing you certainly aren't going to.

The latest Medscape physician compensation survey is out. It's not MGMA data, but it's better than nothing! Available here: Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2023: Your Income vs Your Peers'

We had an OB patient with untreated moyamoya this morning. I sleepily placed her epidural after a planned labor induction got rolling, and I found that little tidbit in her chart while documenting the procedure. The nurse - a really good, experienced OB nurse, for the record - and the patient...

Cold calling is never a bad idea, but I'd do it fairly close to the time when you'll want to set your rotation up. Like, if you're a year out from the potential rotation, you'll get lost in the shuffle. Maybe float the idea a few months before set-up time in case they need to get some clearances...

My impression of rec letters is that pretty much everyone in anesthesia understands that it's a very revolving-door sort of situation in the OR. As long as you have at least a couple days' worth of experience with someone and are willing to sit down and chat with them so they can get a few...

Dude, I'm sorry, I totally missed this question. Sorry about that. Peds is a decent choice for fellowship, as it definitely increases your employability in general and also opens up work at children's hospitals, if that's your thing. To be clear, you can absolutely still do adult anesthesia...

It's straight from the ACGME, and my understanding is the changes are already made. Someone correct me if I'm off-base, though. I'm at a loss as to how these are positive changes.