Basement Living Part II

-Appreciate your response anonomymous. Yes, I did indeed graduate a 3 "surg" res/ program for diabetes in the NE area. The past 4 graduates out of 6 are as follows: full documentation avail. Wrote to APMA, state society, did NOT respond, e-mailed-no response, telephone calls NOT returned. Did speak with a yound girl at the APMA office, appeared ignorant regarding podiatry/pod. surgery- albeit subjective eval.

1. Collecting unemployment, currently seeking employment, was eventually offered $20/hr as a 1099 at a clinic.

2. Working at a gym, aquarium shop.

3. Works at a prison doc.., them runs around the state from clinic to clinic to make 70K BEFORE taxes, malpractice, dues, COBRA insurance, etc..

4. Works one afternoon a week for $85 as a 1099 for a 3.5 hr stint at inner city clinic, his wife is a dentist she makes approx. 130K. with full benefits age: 34yrs old) helps out with his grave situation.

Our residency director/attendings did not assist their resident in ANY manner whatsoever, and their is also a pattern of apathy in which the new pod is equated with competition. I ofrgot, they did help with the 3.5 hr. $85/1099 tax clinic stint. I know that It is also not the attending/directors responsibility to help their residents find real employment ops after resideny. But it is usually the norm in MD/DO, or people who integrity/honor/honesty -very rare in the US these days..

I was offered a few jobs with my 3 year " training":
away from my residency. A family member has Altzeimers, therefore, I must be within at least 30-50 miles from her. Can't move to Alabama or Dakota or never/never land for podiatrics unless the APMA pays for relocation, and nursing homes fees for my family member.

1. 45K with "bonuses", no benefits,
2. Two afternoons a week for $90 each as a 1099.
3. Research position with an "investigator" formally sanctioned for dual publication and fabrication of data for 28K in the podiatry unit.

In the meantime, I pay the govt. as much as I can for the massive student loans, and am leaving podiatry, for those who are ethical and are lucky to earn a living without grovelling for MD/DO scraps or clipping, you are an asset to foot and ankle medicine- I am proud, produce research and treat each patient as a true family member.
For those who abuse, lie, cheat, steal, and black list residents and fellow practionioners good luck--we are/will be judged sometime. what goes around comes around/.