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Posted on 9/5/17 at 1:59 pm to jose
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4th year medical student here.
just wait until next year
Posted on 9/5/17 at 1:59 pm to GEAUXT
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after 7 years your loans are forgiven.
what a crock of shite... must be nice to have the taxpayers foot the bill for loans to become a member of the highest paid community in the world.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 2:00 pm to schwartzy
Go to med school to be a doctor / surgeon. Lots of money and endless supply of nurse tang.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 2:00 pm to jose
quote:3rd year resident here.
4th year medical student here.
Go to PA school
Don't go to PA school.
That is literally a dead end. At least do nursing and become an NP or CRNA.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 2:01 pm to JetFuelTyga
quote:Scary, isn't it?
Scruffy is a doctor?
...things I did not see coming for $1000, please.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 2:04 pm to Scruffy
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3rd year resident here.
Don't go to PA school.
With all seriousness, my best friend started PA school after I started medical school and has already graduated. He has a great job in the ER making 120K+ and he also has time to pick up extra shifts at an urgent care.
I just wanted to be working by now. I'm 28 and still in school
Posted on 9/5/17 at 2:06 pm to Scruffy
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Don't go to PA school.
That is literally a dead end
Scruffy will need to explain that against the mountain of financial and work/life balance data that is readily available.
4 days/week at $120,000/yr is a tough sell as a "dead end".
Even 5 days/wk at $85,000 for a new grad is pretty appealing.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 2:06 pm to jose
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With all seriousness, my best friend started PA school after I started medical school and has already graduated. He has a great job in the ER making 120K+ and he also has time to pick up extra shifts at an urgent care.
I just wanted to be working by now. I'm 28 and still in school
I'm 29 and start fellowship at 30. Welcome to medicine.
Honestly though, you have more room for advancement by going the NP route.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 2:08 pm to Scruffy
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I'm 29 and start fellowship at 30. Welcome to medicine.
I'll be 31 when (if) I start a fellowship
Posted on 9/5/17 at 2:10 pm to schwartzy
a med school douche stole my woman. i hate doctors, wooo hoooo !!!!!!! oil field for life!!!!!
Posted on 9/5/17 at 2:10 pm to Scruffy
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Don't go to PA school. That is literally a dead end. At least do nursing and become an NP or CRNA.
Be a physician. Get the highest level of education/training available in your chosen field. If you're concerned about the future, look at the thoughts of many in this thread telling you to be a midlevel. Midlevels are killing their future with huge numbers of graduates from diploma mills. Every young RN out there is going that route.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 2:11 pm to GEAUXT
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If I was to go back and do it again, I would most likely go the hospitalist route.
There are jobs literally everywhere, the pay is good (most I know are in the upper 200's after bonuses), and the 7 on 7 off is a no brainer. It is boring as shite, but for the money/life style trade off it's absolutely worth it.
Really?
As an ER nurse for years I have seen these guys my whole career. Many seem miserable? I don't know if it is just the people I see? Are they money grubbers who just aren't taking the "7 off"?
I could see a good hospitalist group being a good thing? Maybe. But those days on, you are gonna work for that money.
GeauxT, I am not shitting on your reply. Just curious or surprised to hear that hospitalist would be a coveted position?
Againmaybe the guys I see do it are just cash whores who kill themselves until they burn out?
Posted on 9/5/17 at 2:14 pm to schwartzy
Go for it. We need primary care physicians; but, at least now, the $$$ is in doing procedures. If you want to help people it is a good and rewarding life. We need A GPA STUDENTS.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 2:14 pm to schwartzy
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I'm currently taking a gap year to do some soul searching
check your privilege, son!
jk...
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Is med school still worth it? I hear all the time it's soul crushing and being a doctor isn't what it used to be, less money now, etc
the poorest doc relative i have makes >220/year, they still make damn good money. it's only about whether you want to or not, nobody else gets a say.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 2:14 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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what a crock of shite...
must be nice to have the taxpayers foot the bill for loans to become a member of the highest paid community in the world.
That applies to anyone who works in the non-profit sector, not just physicians.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 2:16 pm to Scruffy
Scary, isn't it?
Incredibly. For some reason I viewed you as a janitor. Not sure why...
Incredibly. For some reason I viewed you as a janitor. Not sure why...
Posted on 9/5/17 at 2:18 pm to schwartzy
Go to med school. Don't be a pussy.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 2:19 pm to Epic Cajun
Gee. People dont realize that they need a smart physician. Do we really want average students to operate on and treat our kids? Drs deserve the high pay. If you dont like that concept let an average student cure your cancer...good luck with that!!!!
Posted on 9/5/17 at 2:22 pm to schwartzy
Not a soul has mentioned dentistry. It's consistently been ranked #1 Best Job by US News and World Report. You can do 4 years of school and get out making very good money. Still in healthcare, can be your own boss (huge plus) and work as much or little as you want, and build relationships with people over the course of a career. If you have decent hand skills and have that good of a GPA, then you have a solid chance at getting in school. I could recommend some folks to shadow if it's something you would like to consider.
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