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Originally Posted by MghtyPtrck
Well, I'm sorry you have those sentiments and for knowing people in every single medical field (literally) that share the same outlook.
I have other aspirations so I think I'll be alright. Thanks for being concerned
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Good to hear
Yea, I can't remember the last time I was at a medical conference and people were happy with their job or practice. Yes, I do know people, personally, in virtually every single medical field as that is part of my job (I think you were being sarcastic there, but I couldn't tell, so I am clarifying). I actually can't think of a single field I don't personally know someone in. That's networking for you I guess.
As far as happiness, I think Derm is the only exception, and a couple subspecialized ped (ped onc and ped neuro).. In any case, I bet the people that are doing quite well have already been practicing a while. Med income is the opposite of everyone else- just goes down over time.
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Originally Posted by Carac
Seconded, its a LONG time before you start making an appreciable amount of disposable income and that's if you're single. If you've got a wife and kids, its even longer. That doesn't mean it's not worth it, just that it takes a while to get going. My best-friend is a 2nd year surgical resident. His grandparents have paid most of his way through school (LUCKY!) and he was forced to get a new car when his 2002 Mustang finally died. He wanted something "sporty" and the best thing he could swing was a VW Golf...and he said he won't be able to afford anything nicer for a good half decade. Medicine is LONG path to stable, in-demand employment not a get rich quick plan. Engineering on the other-hand is a fairly quick path. My chemical engineering friends were making $120k+ straight out of college, maybe $50-60k in debt thanks in in-state tuition.
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Exactly.. if you pick any specialty that makes more than average money, you will be training for a long long time. Add on a fellowship, for 1-2 years. And it will take you a long time to catch up to your friends that just went into software after a brief stint in grad school.
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Originally Posted by MghtyPtrck
I guess the members here like to try to shit on people's goals lol. I guess I should just quit and Drive my i3 into a brickwall because aspiring to be a doctor is just looked down upon these days. |
Easy there, Tiger.. No one is crapping on your dreams. If you want to be a doctor, fire away. It's quite clear many of us here are, and speaking from experience. What we are clarifying is the naive comment that you can be a practicing doctor and own half a million dollars in super cars. That's like someone in high school football trying to tell an NFL star about what its like to play at the national level - just the voice of hopeful youth.
It's great, we all here support you and hope everything turns out.. Don't get so aggressive or think we have you "pinned down" or make otherwise hostile statements. It's great to dream (I dream of owning a Lambo) but another thing to say you are going into medicine and equating that with a garage like that. Like I said, unless you are not going to practice (going into the MBA side or JD side), then there is no way, even if your parents pay your way through college and med school. Maybe you might be able to afford one, if that's the only thing you buy, live in a tiny house in a bad neighborhood, and if you are single.
Anyway, in regards to the i8, what I really want to see, is the successor to this car 5 years down the line, when the technology is more mature. Should be awesome.