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re: Why would anyone become a Doctor?
Posted on 9/29/21 at 2:19 pm to LSUtwolves
Posted on 9/29/21 at 2:19 pm to LSUtwolves
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7 days on and 14 days off gig making 650k a year
No wonder healthcare is so expensive
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Posted on 9/29/21 at 2:20 pm to Cosmo
That's why I was to go to med school and marry a doctor's
Posted on 9/29/21 at 2:40 pm to LSUtwolves
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the people who wear white coats in hospitals usually aren't doctors. NPs, PAs, and pharmacists love sporting the white coat.
The real people you should be shitting on are Chiropractors with those cucks are calling themselves "doctors" with very limited education.
This post was edited on 9/29/21 at 2:46 pm
Posted on 9/29/21 at 2:47 pm to CoyoteSong
I disagree. I admire doctors and we need them. Its a very prestigious profession and they make a killing. Very few people are smart enough to make it through the grueling school that they have to do.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 2:59 pm to CoyoteSong
I have a lot of doctor clients. None of them have 500K in student loan debt unless they borrowed every dime of their living expenses as well from first day of undergrad to last day of residency. Most are closer to 200K.
Assuming that 200K isn't being handled by your employer... most docs pay it off within 10 years.
You are then making a very nice salary in a well respected field.
There are doctors that have financial issues. This is because they are poor at making financial decisions. I have doctor clients that have a take-home pay of close to 400K but spend 425K per year in personal expenses.
Assuming that 200K isn't being handled by your employer... most docs pay it off within 10 years.
You are then making a very nice salary in a well respected field.
There are doctors that have financial issues. This is because they are poor at making financial decisions. I have doctor clients that have a take-home pay of close to 400K but spend 425K per year in personal expenses.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 6:21 pm to LSUtwolves
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if i stayed at my current job and make partner next year, i'd be averaging 700k a year. instead i'm taking a job with a slight paycut (650k a year) for more vacation and remote work (7 on 14 off).
so yeah, your numbers are off.
What is your nightly productivity at that job like? How many total studies? How many are cross sectional? Number of RVUs?
What about the day job? What were the annual RVUs like?
Posted on 9/29/21 at 6:26 pm to Koach K
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I’ve never been to the doctor’s office and seen anyone with a wad of money or a limitless charge card paying the bill. However there does seem to an unlimited demand as nobody actually believes in paying for services such as these anymore.
Pt's slip me extra from time to time. Got a $500 give today. Maybe we should put out a tip jar like other service industries.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 6:30 pm to CoyoteSong
Most doctors I know are a hell of a lot more content than the lawyers I know.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 6:39 pm to Obtuse1
quote:This. I tell any young person interested in medicine to go to medical school because you want to become a doctor, not for the money. You will be unhappy otherwise.
Most thoughtful people don't make career decisions based purely on a financial math formula, those that do often have a miserable life.
Also another topic not mentioned here is the number of doctors that meet their partner in medical school. A 2 doctor household will absolutely crush it assuming both continue to work.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 6:46 pm to CoyoteSong
People should do what makes them happy, but most don’t.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 7:14 pm to CoyoteSong
This is a very good troll thread, one that makes me feel much better about life after reading responses
Posted on 9/29/21 at 7:25 pm to CoyoteSong
They became doctors because they wanted to be a doctor.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 9:17 pm to CoyoteSong
Because paying off $400 to $600 in student debt doesn’t take long at $300 to 800K per year. You have time off and are “on call” sometimes, which usually requires calling a RX in or sending them to the ER. You have time for family.
This post was edited on 9/29/21 at 9:19 pm
Posted on 9/29/21 at 9:26 pm to CoyoteSong
Calculate it out to a percentage of salary etc… and it’s nothing.
This post was edited on 10/1/21 at 7:20 am
Posted on 9/29/21 at 9:29 pm to zippyputt
Well can anyone tell me of any bars where to meet doctor or nurses. I'm a supply chain associate for a fruit company .
Posted on 9/29/21 at 9:49 pm to 200tigerfan
The 7 on 14 off is an average of 90 rvus per shift
My job now is a day job with 1 shift focused on US, X-ray, and procedures, and the other on cross section
Cross section days are typically 50-60 ct/mri
Other shift is typically 120-130 studies with 80/20 X-ray to ultrasound. And typically a couple para/thora, a couple biopsy, and a couple esophagrams and an injection or two
My job now is a day job with 1 shift focused on US, X-ray, and procedures, and the other on cross section
Cross section days are typically 50-60 ct/mri
Other shift is typically 120-130 studies with 80/20 X-ray to ultrasound. And typically a couple para/thora, a couple biopsy, and a couple esophagrams and an injection or two
Posted on 9/29/21 at 10:35 pm to zippyputt
Let’s not forget about physician mortgages which require very minimal down and no PMI.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 10:59 pm to BigPapiDoesItAgain
That’s a great post.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 11:00 pm to Bluegrass_Cat
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You see my post a few pages back? I think becoming a commercial pilot is the best investment long term someone can make if they want to have a lucrative career, without the stress and BS of most other high paying professions.
Wow, what terrible advice!
There will be no more commercial pilots in 20 years, maybe a lot less.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 11:12 pm to Salmon
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all of my friends that are doctors seem to live pretty good lives
they have frustrations, of course, but only 1 has ever suggested he wouldn't do it again
he suggested this as he was swimming in his $100k pool
I know several doctors who are swimming in debt. It's a very Joneses profession and they seem to hemorrhage money trying to keep up. U Club is full of them.
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