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04/04/2016 Dieter Fellner, DPM
RE: Where are Graduating Podiatry Residents Getting Jobs?(Name Withheld)
I would like to respond to the observations by Name Withheld. Firstly, perhaps if the name was not withheld, there might be some interest in the advertised job! Secondly, I have been scouring job opportunities for some months. It is highly likely I would have seen and applied for such a vacancy. I do not recall receiving a response. Further, I would encourage greater transparency when a job is advertised. Please, let the job seeker know, from the ad what the job specifications are, together with a proposed salary.
I have now visited a very generous handful of offices. I will spend time answering job ads, dutifully sending out a resume/CV and cover letter. It is truly shocking how often there is not even the courtesy of a simple acknowledgement for the effort. Other times, after taking time out to travel, visit and talk for two hours, right at the end, there is the bombshell. Usually along the lines of "of course we are not the kind of office that provides a salary." Really? So, it's an underutilized office facility, with office space but no patients. And, you can, maybe, expect 30% of the takings, after overheads (of course).
Now, I can fully appreciate the very real pressures of the 'business' of podiatry. But, realistically, how can an applicant, fresh out of residency, loaded with student loan debt, survive? I am not a math genius but 30% of nothing is: 0
Lastly, I find it hard to understand how the contemporary resident, after 4 years of school and a mandated three-year residency (often PMSR/RRA) can be under-qualified.
So, 'Name Withheld', (or anyone else) I welcome you to approach me with a mutually acceptable offer. We are capable, willing and hard working. And highly qualified!
Dieter Fellner, DPM, Bronx, NY
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