Finding Your First Attending Doctor Job #doctor #success #medicalstudent #resident

First of all, congratulations on nearing the end of your training. This is a huge accomplishment. You've been working for years to get to being to be an Attending. You didn't go to medical school so you could be a resident. You went to medical school to be an Attending and now you're almost there. So how do you find and sign on for that first attending job? It's important to define what's important to you. There are obvious things like location, academics versus private practice, salary, scope of practice. You should assume that you won't stay in this job long term. Maybe you will, but most physicians stay in their first attending job for only a few years. So think of your first attending job as kind of a continuation of your training. As well trained as you are, making the jump to attending is still a big deal. It will be nerve wracking. So look for a place where you have support and you will have mentorship. This is not when you want to be the only person in your specialty for an entire hospital.