AIIMS JODHPUR KGMU Lucknow PGIMER Chandigarh AIIMS Jodhpur PGIMER Chandigarh It has been exactly two years and six months of my Senior Residency (SR-ship). If you are in medical academia, you know that this is the home stretch—the final phase before you transition into a permanent faculty role. But as I stand here with just six months left, I find myself at a massive crossroads, completely torn between institutional prestige and financial reality. Looking back, this journey h