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re: Why would anyone become a Doctor?
Posted on 9/29/21 at 11:36 am to STLDawg
Posted on 9/29/21 at 11:36 am to STLDawg
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Being a physician gives a combination of intellectual stimulation, helping people, social prestige, and good compensation that is hard to find in other jobs.
This is the most concise and accurate response I’ve read so far.
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Posted on 9/29/21 at 11:36 am to LSUtwolves
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and the partying is pretty intense. it's how residents release all the stress that they don't even realize they're under.
it isn't a waste of time.
I never said it was. Sounds like this is a really fun profession even though it's branded as a lot of work, especially if you go into the right field.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 11:37 am to 777Tiger
You're a physician? Did you go into pro aviation because you just love it?
Posted on 9/29/21 at 11:38 am to habz007
how do you like the 7 on 7 off? i'm excited for all the time off, but i also wonder if i'll actually use it wisely or just veg out during the off time
Posted on 9/29/21 at 11:38 am to Tempratt
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You're a physician?
no, started flying jets right out of LSU, it's all I've ever done, have had a few side ventures along the way though
This post was edited on 9/29/21 at 11:40 am
Posted on 9/29/21 at 11:43 am to LSUtwolves
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how do you like the 7 on 7 off? i'm excited for all the time off, but i also wonder if i'll actually use it wisely or just veg out during the off time
I’ve been doing it for about 4-5 years. I would never ever consider going back to regular days again. The work weeks are long, but they really fly by.
And best part of all, you’re never more than a week away from your next vacation. Day 7 is a glorious feeling that never gets old
Posted on 9/29/21 at 11:53 am to CoyoteSong
Only thing better than being a 20-year-old single man making good money working offshore is being a 45-year-old single man employed as a doctor. That’s a fact.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 11:56 am to CoyoteSong
My wife is a doctor and she had a damn good time in medical school, residency, and research years. Especially the research years.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 11:57 am to 3nOut
Yeah, ortho is the prime specialty in dentistry. Great money and more brain work than hands work, unlike every other specialty.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 11:58 am to michael corleone
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This post was edited on 9/29/21 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 9/29/21 at 12:01 pm to MSTiger33
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she had a damn good time in medical school,
yes, yes she did
Posted on 9/29/21 at 12:05 pm to CocomoLSU
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And is the "over a million dollars in debt" an accurate statement?
Not even close. My wife is getting ready to graduate medical school from Tulane and the debt will be about $350k.
She is also part of the Army Reserve AMEDD program and they will be paying back $250k of that for us, as well as giving us a $2k stipend each month throughout residency. She will likely be close to debt free by the time she graduates residency and begins making her full salary.
On the flip side, she will owe the Army about 10 years of service. But as an Army Veteran, I know the service is very different for physicians and she will likely have a pretty chill Reserve job and will boost her marketability for future career goals.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 12:06 pm to CoyoteSong
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32 years old
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You just wasted the absolute best years of your life
How old are you?
Posted on 9/29/21 at 12:07 pm to CoyoteSong
I would of been a doctor but I wouldn’t be able to fake like covid is real like they do
Posted on 9/29/21 at 12:09 pm to TigrrrDad
I chose to go into oral surgery after dental school. My wife went to Ortho. I would blow my brains out if I had to do Ortho, its mind numbingly boring.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 12:09 pm to stout
Plumbers and trades make a lot (not as much as this board likes to pretend) because the work sucks and you have zero upward mobility outside of owning your own business. It’s not a mystery.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 12:12 pm to 777Tiger
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started flying jets right out of LSU, it's all I've ever done,
Sounds like a dream.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 12:18 pm to kisatchie53
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What's it like putting on that white coat for the first time with nobody over you?
Patagonia embroidered fleece is the new white coat
Posted on 9/29/21 at 12:22 pm to Chicken
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not steering their kids to medicine. They said it has changed for the worse
due to the patients who would rather get in an argument than get better.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 12:24 pm to Kingpenm3
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due to the patients who would rather get in an argument than get better.
saw some sign in a medical facility not long ago, something along these lines: "please do not confuse your Google search with my medical degree"
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