I have completed my internal medicine residency. It was an amazing experience. I will definitely miss my friends that I met during residency.
Even before graduation, I have received a lot of job offers to work as an Internist. The pay was quite good, averaging around USD$180,000 to 220,000 annually.
Below is an example of the emails I received.
The pay around the U.S. for internist is not too bad. As you can see below, it also depends on geographical location.
Anyways, I had actually already decided to pursue a fellowship position in a nephrology. I am currently undergoing an additional 2 years of training in nephrology, to graduate as a nephrologist (this year!). I remember my classmates in medical school in Malaysia mentioning that it is quite rare to see someone finish training to be a subspecialist in nephrology, without any bonds, within just 6 years of graduating from medical school.
I guess if I were to head back to Malaysia to work in private hospitals in the future, I may be one of the younger nephrologist. Anyways, I probably will be working for at least a few years in the U.S. after graduation, just to have enough money to travel the world while I am still young; while at the same time, have fun practicing nephrology!
Jamie
