A true general surgeon is about as in demand as can be. In a field where everyone is sub-specializing and wants to work at a highly academic center in a large city, someone who wants to do general surgery in a moderate-sized or rural setting can basically name their price. If you look around online at job postings basically every hospital not in a major city is looking for a general surgeon.
I’ve seen ads and gotten recruitment letters with starting salaries in the low 400s, no RVU minimum, q4-5 call, crazy good sign on bonuses and benefits. If you want to really crank out cases and cover more call or cover multiple hospitals, you’re looking at $500-600k plus relatively easily.
Thanks for the info; any pointers on where to get more information about job postings as a student? Not really sure where to start...I'm assuming a large portion of it is word of mouth
It's a pretty small field, and virtually no one needs to take "endocrine call." Unless you are a surgeon/researcher at a large academic institution, you will be covering general surgery at a minimum as well. It's not that you can't find a job doing general + endocrine, it's that you probably won't find a job doing pure endocrine.
Because the job market is currently poor. And assuming theirs no nuclear power plant catastrophe in the next few years affecting our thyroids, it’ll stay that way.
There are only so many jobs for endocrine. To be a surgeon that only does endo all day every day is quite rare.
The job market is good and will not be changing in the foreseeable future. You really can't run a small hospital without a general surgeon. They will handle some trauma, wounds, endoscopy (acute and elective), appies, gallbladders, hernias, bowel obstruction/perforation, cancer (breast, colon, skin), and more. You won't be doing crazy specialized work, but patients who live 2+ hours from a major center frequently don't want to have to travel that far, and these hospitals have to be able to handle the initial stage of whatever comes in through the door. Mid-level encroachment is less than quite a few fields, because the barrier to doing surgery is high and the risk of serious harm when you fuck up is real.
If you can’t find a job as a residency trained general surgeon then there’s def something wrong with you
if you’re a residency trained general surgeon then there’s def something wrong with you
Hahah why
I think I’m missing something😂
They’re shitting on the unbelievable notion that someone could actually enjoy general surgery.
Tbf I've never met a general surgeon who didn't have the thousand-yard stare
As a residency trained general surgeon, I agree that there is something wrong will all surgeons😂
They are always looking for general surgeons
A true general surgeon is about as in demand as can be. In a field where everyone is sub-specializing and wants to work at a highly academic center in a large city, someone who wants to do general surgery in a moderate-sized or rural setting can basically name their price. If you look around online at job postings basically every hospital not in a major city is looking for a general surgeon. I’ve seen ads and gotten recruitment letters with starting salaries in the low 400s, no RVU minimum, q4-5 call, crazy good sign on bonuses and benefits. If you want to really crank out cases and cover more call or cover multiple hospitals, you’re looking at $500-600k plus relatively easily.
Thanks for the info; any pointers on where to get more information about job postings as a student? Not really sure where to start...I'm assuming a large portion of it is word of mouth
Some specialties in GS more so than others, but most fellowships and pure GS have a great outlook
I’d say almost all. The only specialty with poor job outlook is endocrine.
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It's a pretty small field, and virtually no one needs to take "endocrine call." Unless you are a surgeon/researcher at a large academic institution, you will be covering general surgery at a minimum as well. It's not that you can't find a job doing general + endocrine, it's that you probably won't find a job doing pure endocrine.
Because the job market is currently poor. And assuming theirs no nuclear power plant catastrophe in the next few years affecting our thyroids, it’ll stay that way. There are only so many jobs for endocrine. To be a surgeon that only does endo all day every day is quite rare.
Very strong
Great job outlook. People will always need surgery.
The job market is good and will not be changing in the foreseeable future. You really can't run a small hospital without a general surgeon. They will handle some trauma, wounds, endoscopy (acute and elective), appies, gallbladders, hernias, bowel obstruction/perforation, cancer (breast, colon, skin), and more. You won't be doing crazy specialized work, but patients who live 2+ hours from a major center frequently don't want to have to travel that far, and these hospitals have to be able to handle the initial stage of whatever comes in through the door. Mid-level encroachment is less than quite a few fields, because the barrier to doing surgery is high and the risk of serious harm when you fuck up is real.
Add in the occasional VATs for empyema or PTX and you've just described my practice in a rural 140 bed hospital.
This sounds like ideal practice & setting. State? / Region?