America’s aging population is leading to a doctor shortage crisis

Re:America’s aging population is leading to a doctor shortag... by user5994461 on Sunday September 08, 2019 @04:52AM (#20909346)

For reference, it's $200-400k base for anybody with a medecine degree right out of school, depending on the specialty. https://h1bdata.info/highestpaidjob.php

If you thought Silicon Valley engineers had it well, think again. The 500-1000k doctors are real and listed right there, unlike the mythical staff engineer who hit the jackpot at a GAFA and can only live in the valley.

Keep in mind that H1B workers are always paid 10-20% less than local workers, so doctors actually make more than these numbers.

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Re:America’s aging population is leading to a doctor shortag... by natalyarostova on Sunday September 08, 2019 @12:57PM (#20911684)

I knew a guy who went to Stanford then became a doctor. While his friends were living in luxury in their 20s, he was working 90-100 hours a week and sleeping in a dingy old bed in a hospital room without AC, while he was on call.

It was that point I truly understood what people mean when they say you don't become a doctor for the money.

very few exceptions. Although you do see some in plastic surgery and other cosmetic medical fields.

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Re:America’s aging population is leading to a doctor shortag... by mac01021 on Sunday September 08, 2019 @07:07AM (#20909787)

The cost of their degree is an order of magnitude greater, though.

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Re:America’s aging population is leading to a doctor shortag... by user5994461 on Sunday September 08, 2019 @07:17AM (#20909825)

Is is though? I am not familiar enough with US degrees but I don't think that a master or PhD in medicine is significantly more expensive than in another discipline (computer science, engineering, electronics, maths and statistics if we're talking about the HN and GAFA population).

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Re:America’s aging population is leading to a doctor shortag... by wikibob on Sunday September 08, 2019 @08:04AM (#20910031)

Yes it is more expensive. “The median cost of medical school attendance, including living expenses, was $60,945 a year for public medical school and $82,278 for private medical school.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/nyregion/nyu-free-tuition...

Effectively all PhD’s in hard sciences are fully funded including a (small but livable) stipend for expenses.

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Re:America’s aging population is leading to a doctor shortag... by daniel-cussen on Sunday September 08, 2019 @01:21PM (#20911874)

That's also because of the AMA.

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Re:America’s aging population is leading to a doctor shortag... by bobthepanda on Sunday September 08, 2019 @04:13PM (#20913105)

What is GAFA?

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