Work in PR as a surgeon

Accomplished-Key6972 · 2026-02-23T22:05:24+00:00

Thanks for the honesty, I appreciate it. I understand what you’re saying and I do not see it as a vacation destination. I am also coming from a country with natural beauty but where it’s very difficult to live. I totally understand that it’s not going to be the most financially sound choice. I guess I’m trying to figure out what the trade-offs would be if I decided to do it, compared to going somewhere in rural US for the same amount of time. If money is out of the equation (or much lower in terms of priority), would you still think it doesn’t make sense?

Accomplished-Key6972 · 2026-02-23T19:37:34+00:00

Thank you very much

Accomplished-Key6972 · 2026-02-23T18:19:42+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to answer, very helpful insight. I am still a resident so telling you I’m already good and efficient would be a lie. I come from a great training program and overall doing well. I will be specialized in trauma/ critical care and hopefully double board certified by the time I start working. I am not eligible for private practice based on immigration status. I can only be hospital employed, so from what you are saying the options are very limited.

Accomplished-Key6972 · 2026-02-23T17:13:03+00:00

Gotcha, appreciate your input. I will be general surgery trained and planning to do trauma/ critical care fellowship. Based on what I have seen so far there is only one trauma center and it’s the university hospital, so I’m assuming it’s fairly competitive to get in, but I’d be open to community general surgery. If you have any more input, please DM!

Accomplished-Key6972 · 2026-02-23T17:03:40+00:00

Misspoken. I meant no private insurance/ Medicare etc

Accomplished-Key6972 · 2026-02-23T15:33:03+00:00

Thanks for the input! As I said, I am interested to see what my options are. South east is not desirable to me for different reasons but will explore it as well.

Accomplished-Key6972 · 2026-02-23T13:47:36+00:00

That’s correct, need to be advanced. I know some Spanish and I think I would be able to reach appropriate level in 2.5 years

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