Re:Why doctors in America earn so much
by classichasclass on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @07:38PM
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The income is most assuredly not okay in residency, or for that matter, fellowship. Most U.S. residencies and fellowships range from $60-$70K a year, basically the U.S. median income, and on a per hour basis is terrible.
Re:Why doctors in America earn so much
by haldujai on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @11:26PM
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To make it worse many of the big name institutions one would aspire to train in (e.g. 10 of the US News top 20 hospitals) are in expensive metros where you don't cross the "low-income line" until the third year of residency.
All the while spending 60-80 hours a week on clinical service and 5-10 hours on research and education so you can maybe get a job somewhere not remote when you're done.
After undergrad, master’s, PhD, a postdoc or two, one would still make low income. After that, there is a never ending path where one has to constantly chase ever changing technologies. The older you get, the harder it will be to keep up and remain employed.
In medical science, you finish the residency (roughly equivalent to 1-2 postdoc in engineering), and you start to practice. Already, income is OK in residency. The older you get, the better!