US specialists face unemployment
BMJ 1995; 310 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.310.6987.1088a (Published 29 April 1995) Cite this as: BMJ 1995;310:1088American doctors who have finished training in some specialties are finding it increasingly difficult to get a job. The problem is especially severe in big cities like Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago and in a handful of specialties like anaesthesia, radiology, gastroenterology, and neurosurgery.
One newly trained ophthalmic surgeon was reportedly forced to measure refraction in an optical shop while seeking work in his specialty. A resident who had just completed her training in anaesthesiology at Mount Sinai Medical …
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