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Hello. I am currently in my final year of residency and on the job application/interview trail. Before this residency, I was a resident in a different specialty far removed from this one. I spent a year in it, did quite poorly and was placed on probation. My performance didn't improve and I eventually resigned at the end of that year rather than get dismissed by the program. I started over in a totally different specialty, did very well and even got promoted to chief resident at my program. Five years have gone by and I have had nothing but stellar reviews from all attendings and rotations at this program.
My question is, as I fill out application forms for various employers for credentialing, they all ask about prior disciplinary action during residency. There's always some variation of "have you ever been subject to disciplinary action, placed on probation, etc, etc"
I will obviously include in my application the fact that I was in this prior specialty for one year even if I'm not going to practice in that specialty. Does anyone have any idea as to how this will affect my chances for employment within my specialty? How deep do they dig into training that isn't pertinent to my field of practice? I'm trying to figure out what and how much I need to say as an explanation on the applications, if anything at all. What kind of details do they gather during the verification process? Would they call the PD from the other residency?
Any help would be so welcome. Thank you in advance.
Hello. I am currently in my final year of residency and on the job application/interview trail. Before this residency, I was a resident in a different specialty far removed from this one. I spent a year in it, did quite poorly and was placed on probation. My performance didn't improve and I eventually resigned at the end of that year rather than get dismissed by the program. I started over in a totally different specialty, did very well and even got promoted to chief resident at my program. Five years have gone by and I have had nothing but stellar reviews from all attendings and rotations at this program.
My question is, as I fill out application forms for various employers for credentialing, they all ask about prior disciplinary action during residency. There's always some variation of "have you ever been subject to disciplinary action, placed on probation, etc, etc"
I will obviously include in my application the fact that I was in this prior specialty for one year even if I'm not going to practice in that specialty. Does anyone have any idea as to how this will affect my chances for employment within my specialty? How deep do they dig into training that isn't pertinent to my field of practice? I'm trying to figure out what and how much I need to say as an explanation on the applications, if anything at all. What kind of details do they gather during the verification process? Would they call the PD from the other residency?
Any help would be so welcome. Thank you in advance.