Transition form Academics to Private

[Guest]

I've recently been accepted to a post graduate spine fellowship at a solid academic program. I would ideally like my first post fellowship job to be academic. However, I could see myself eventually transitioning to a private job, possibly even 1opening my own shop. How realistic is this? Is it possible to successfully transition after working in academics for 5-10 years?

[Guest]

Asking inane, obvious questions on a dubious Internet forum? Sounds like u were born to do academic medicine, but for sure wouldn’t make it in the private practice world