Zachary Schwartz:
Getting a Job in a Highly
Competitive Field
Zachary Schwartz, M.D., who is completing his residency,
targets his portfolio to get an edge in a highly competitive job
market.CAREER SITUATION
Zachary Schwartz, M.D. is a fourth-year resident in an OB/GYN (ob-
stetrics and gynecology) residency program at City Medical Center in
Boston. His residency training is coming to an end, and he is now ap-
plying for a job in private practice.
Zachary has done very well in his residency program, but he is con-
cerned about his job prospects. Not only is he in a very competitive field
but he is also a male in a specialty that is rapidly becoming a predom-
inantly female occupation. Of the residents completing their OB/GYN
training at City Medical Center this year, Zachary is the only male.
There is also a general trend in the OB/GYN field of women patients
preferring female physicians. This is a point of vulnerability in
Zachary’s candidacy that must be overcome.
On the positive side, Zachary has performed exceedingly well dur-
ing his residency, receiving many kudos from both patients and super-
visors. He was selected to be the administrative chief in the final year
of his residency, has learned advanced surgical techniques not normal-Copyright 2003 by Frank Satterthwaite and Gary D,Orsi. Click Here for Terms of Use.^159