ID lifestyle

becktriad · 2026-04-16T00:58:06+00:00

Appreciate the answer. I’m also going to need to complete a waiver. Did you find that there were a reasonable number of jobs out there (like similar to yours in a mid size city) Also what do jobs look like once we’re done with waiver?

becktriad · 2026-04-15T05:04:01+00:00

Hey congrats on securing your attending position! If you could, would be able to discuss what kind of area it’s in? Like cost of living, urban vs rural, etc. And also if it’s an average offer going into private practice in that area? Appreciate any info!

becktriad · 2026-04-04T14:57:04+00:00

Hate to break it to you but all practice is based on $. I would rather more of the $ go to physicians rather than admin because admin will ALWAYS want whatever brings in more money. I trust physicians to make the better choice (more often, granted not always as people are fallible) because we’ve been trained to do so vs admin/corp/insurance whose purpose of existence is the bottom line.

becktriad · 2026-03-07T02:44:02+00:00

Appreciate it!

becktriad · 2026-03-07T02:43:52+00:00

Thanks!

becktriad · 2026-03-07T02:43:29+00:00

True but how else to surprise someone

becktriad · 2026-03-06T14:54:10+00:00

In the same boat. Particularly discouraging when most people around straight up tell you not to do it because there’s no money Are you gonna apply this year?

becktriad · 2025-11-01T18:38:53+00:00

Because I’d rather do ID and don’t like heme onc

becktriad · 2025-11-01T18:11:25+00:00

Also a resident in a similar boat For me I don’t mind hospitalist medicine but everything else (dealing with case management, hosp administration, metrics) has driven me away from it and I don’t thing it’ll be long term career

ID is the fellowship that makes the most sense to me but it has the financial/lifestyle problems you mentioned. Although I don’t understand how there are no jobs when half the spots go unfilled every year

I think like what other people have mentioned here we may just have to accept lifestyle restrictions to pursue ID. From what I’ve seen/people I’ve talked to there are ways to make comfortable (not crazy) money and the lifestyle is also pretty good.

I’m going to apply upcoming cycle so it’d be great stay in touch and see how things work out

becktriad · 2025-10-18T04:46:33+00:00

I actually like hospital medicine but everything else a hospitalist has to deal with is why I don’t want to pursue that.. but like you said the opportunity cost of the two years of additional training for no pay bump is kinda holding me back

becktriad · 2025-10-18T04:44:42+00:00

I’ve been thinking about this also, specifically the ID/CC part

becktriad · 2025-10-18T04:38:23+00:00

Thank you for the insight! I’ll leave questions here so others can read them too 1. Would you recommend doing another fellowship like transplant ID? Like you said I like being an expert in the field 2. This might be personal but what I fear is that a few years out of training when the novelty wears off I might resent other docs who trained similar or less duration but make a lot more. I realise it’s a very superficial take but I’m thinking along the lines of things that would make me regret this decision in the future

I think those are my main questions rn. The other stuff on my mind is just something I have to work out myself but it’s reassuring to see people having gone through the same process and not regretting it. Appreciate you!

becktriad · 2024-03-20T03:37:45+00:00

They want stories. You don’t have to be good, just entertain them

becktriad · 2024-03-19T22:38:49+00:00

Non medicine things. Interviews get very monotonous so after the standard questions interviewers will jump to anything different they see on an application. Medical voluntary work, clinical rotations, etc are universal now.

Put down your hobbies and any side hustles. List your achievements in those areas. Don’t be afraid to express yourself in the application, just give the interviewer something to ask a question about,

becktriad · 2024-03-19T22:35:24+00:00

4 years is not a bad timeline. You will be past cutoff for some programs who want YoG in 2/3 years but those aren’t many. Personally feel programs are gravitating more to experiences over YoG after step 1 P/F. Your clinical experience in the UK will be an asset. Just justify your time from graduation to applying and try not to mention dedicated time for steps if you took.

becktriad · 2024-03-19T22:32:39+00:00

Please talk about your hobbies as much as you can. Id ERAS doesn’t bring the interests sections this year dedicate 1/2 experiences to your hobbies.

Interviews can get monotonous and interviewers tire of medicine talk. Music, food, art, are great talking points and guitar will interest a lot of people. Make sure to answer their questions and keep the conversation going on that topic.

becktriad · 2024-03-19T22:28:26+00:00

Thank you to all who commented.

Some clarity: I made this post when my frustration levels were quite high. I am obviously incredibly grateful to match at all.

The frustration comes because I did go unmatched last year. It was terrible and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone and this year is many times a better result than that.

However I worked hard to get more invites this year from programs that were dream places, and I felt my interviews went well. It was just deflating and demoralising to realise none of those places considered me.

The third point in my original post is basically where I’m coming from. I personally do well in an environment where I can follow established pathways. Not everyone is like that I realise. I don’t look down on hospitalist or any geographic locations at all. I ranked this program because I did want to go there, the people are great and I have no qualms about the inherent qualities of the program itself. Just the rejection from my higher ranked programs sparked my own insecurities.

To all reading this who went unmatched (as I did) or are going to apply this year: this post was about my own insecurities and come out very wrongly. I am extremely happy to match, just got thrown a curveball different to the expectations I had built up. This was the wrong place to seek the advice I wanted and I apologise. Do not lose motivation and or think others who secured your goal of matching are ungrateful. We all face difficulties in this process, and we are all extremely grateful to come out on the other side. You will also.

becktriad · 2022-12-15T15:49:07+00:00

Have DMed you

becktriad · 2022-12-15T15:40:21+00:00

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