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Re:$500k Pay, Easy Hours: How Dermatology Became the 'It' Jo... by wl on Monday November 18, 2024 @09:46AM (#42172734)
There are also residency slots not funded by Medicare or any foundation. They pay the same as the funded slots. These slots exist because it's usually profitable to pay a resident physician to deliver care at a fraction of the salary of an attending physician.
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Re:$500k Pay, Easy Hours: How Dermatology Became the 'It' Jo... by jmcgough on Monday November 18, 2024 @08:21PM (#42179212)
Running surgical residents ragged for 80-100 hours per week for several years and only paying them $70k/yr seems extremely lucrative.
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