General surgery residency?

Question

Is it hard to get accepted into a general surgery residency in a university in nyc? Also how much do general surgeons make?

Answer 1

The ratio of the number of total applicants to surgical residency slots varies between about 2:1 up to 3:1 most years.  It was down for a while, but then it snapped back up.  That's a ratio from across the country.  It doesn't break down by state because applications happen across the country.

Individual surgical training programs may or may not favor in-state applicants.  In some of the less populated areas, they will tend to favor local students to the point where they will choose locally rather than take someone from out of state when the applications materials are about equivalent.  Few surgical residency programs would turn down a stronger applicant for a weaker local one, though.

The north east is NOT a place that has a problem with population, so I wouldn't expect them to try to do favors for locals.  They'll take the best applicants they can get.

In general, you should apply broadly to surgical programs.  If you've never been outside of a university hospital in medical school, you should probably see what smaller community based residency programs look like too.  You should also take a look at how training programs are set up in other geographical areas.  There are lots of differences!

As a surgeon, you'll have to make some tough choices as  you go out into practice.

If you want to try to break into a community that's already saturated with surgeons because it's exactly where you want to live, then you're likely going to suck up a high stress, low pay job offer to do it.  You can eventually carve out your lifestyle of choice, but there will be a lot of work to do to get there.

On the other hand, if you just keep looking around at job offers, you'll find some great salary choices if you're willing to move into the boonies.  

Most people have to strike some sort of balance between salary, geographic choice, and lifestyle.  

If you're lucky, you'll find something that's very satisfactory on all accounts.

I did. ;)

Answer 2

General surgery residencies are somewhat difficult to get into period...The salary of a general surgeon shouldn't be the reason you choose to pursue that career but here it is:http://www.studentdoc.com/general-surger...

Good luck!=)