So I now have to decide my preference for work next year. (I've agreed to stay in Windy-peg for another 12 months.)
My current choices are:
1) Major teaching hospital
2) Smaller (in comparison to #1) teaching hospital, awesome staff
3) Medium sized community hospital (much smaller than #2), great staff,
4) Small sized community hospital
Pros / Cons
*teaching hospitals: you get to work with med students and residents, lots of teaching and educational opportunities, opportunities for specialization
*community hospitals: smaller staff, no residents (i.e. a bit less fixing of common mistakes/omissions), a bit more freedom to do things (less beaurocracy), less technology / access to information
Order of current preference:
#1 = (2)
#2 & #3 = (3) & (1) (not sure on the order)
#4 = (4)
Although, sometimes I think (2) isn't really #1 preference.
Hmmm, decisions like this are tough. Confounding everything is, despite our preferences, they are going to put us where they want us anyway. From what I gather, the other two residents don't want to go to (3) or (4). The higher ups have said that at least one of the residents will be going to either (3) or (4). That leaves me. So if I put (3) as preference #2, I'm likely going to go there (although, I do see a lot of good things going on there). But if I put it as preference #3 who knows. One of the residents really really would like to go to (2), as would I--thus, some competition. The third resident is A-OK with going to (1), which I'm a bit hesitant to do.
My brain is going crazy trying to figure out what to do and what I think other people are going to do. And truth be told, I really don't know where I want to go. But my preferences need to be in ASAP.
Jenn, you'll end up where you need to be I am quite sure but the process getting you there is awfully hard! Which one is the french district hospital (St. Boniface I think was the name)? Isn't that the one you REALLY wanted to be at?