parenteral

I'm usually in around 0800-0830 and out by 1700-1800

I'm a doctor and I dispute this. I'm not advocating for long work hours or saying that it's healthy/OK. But the "worst students" in my assessment are people that I wouldn't trust to care for my loved ones at all and I would definitely take my weary-eyed trusted colleagues over the former any day. It's a very long discussion, but there are some really bad doctors out there who get by because most mistakes don't cause obvious harm.

Also, the body that oversees residency programs is going to relax duty-hours restrictions since they've studied it now and there's no difference in outcomes or resident satisfaction when they eliminate the 80-hour restriction.

I'm a practicing hospitalist and I love it. I spend time on the hospital floor, time in the ED, and time covering patients in the ICU. Yeah, some days suck (I occasionally have to stay from 7 AM to past midnight, though that is quite rare), but overall I can't imagine doing anything else.

Also, I work 7 days in a row and then have 7 days off, which I absolutely love. I have the option of working 5-days every week and having weekends off, but I prefer my current schedule.

I think I'm pretty well-paid, but are there better/easier ways to make money? Yes, of course. My college roommate probably makes more than me and my understanding is that he just sits in meetings and adjusts Excel spreadsheets all day managing someone else's money. But hey, whatever. I could work at night instead of the day, it would be easier (no discharges), and I would make over 430k. But I don't want to do that. Instead, I work with a residency program and get to teach, which is very rewarding.

I think overall it's just a matter of perspective and expectations.