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What are some funny quotations you've heard from docs you've shadowed?

I'll start with one from a brash Middle Eastern doc I shadowed, who would always tell me the following before introducing me to a notable doctor in the area:

"Write this down: At the top there is God. Below him, Jesus Christ. Then, at the same level as Jesus Christ, Dr. Famousguy. He is the world's leading expert in (something). You can substitute Mohammad or Moses for Jesus Christ if you want."

For some reason, he was always very serious about making sure that I wrote this down.

Originally Posted by BlueLabel

"Write this down: At the top there is God. Below him, Jesus Christ. Then, at the same level as Jesus Christ, Dr. Famousguy. He is the world's leading expert in (something). You can substitute Mohammad or Moses for Jesus Christ if you want."

That's hilarious! Reminds me a lot of some of the doctors I've shadowed. Mostly the ones in the OR.. always making jokes and weird comments LOL.

This isn't something funny that was "said", but funny nonetheless..

A lot of the anesthesiologists where I shadowed decided to change their pager ringers to "Sexy and I know it". Pretty funny when they were explaining something to me, needed to page another, and suddenly that song would come on .

"Protocol for the patient's room. When we enter, I enter first, I am their surgeon, you are my entourage. When we leave, you (the MS3) are the last to leave. The patient will always have a question or an issue that can be solved by the team. I need to see all of the patients in 15 minutes, I can not have my time wasted. You have a white coat, try to answer their question or solve their problem. If you can't, ask your intern to help you after I finish rounding so it doesn't slow me down."

We had a patient who shared the name of a famous singer. Every morning for 2 weeks the surgeon would sing the same lyrics from the same song in the same part of the hallway on approach to that patient's room. (I wanted to write out the lyrics, but that would kinda violate HIPPA)

"I'm not making fun of you, you have to understand... You are stupid, which isn't your fault, you're a medical student, you are supposed to be stupid"

"I liked your presentation. Your conclusions were all wrong, but it was pretty. I like pretty."

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That would be page one of my quotes book. I highly recommend getting a small notebook and writing down quotes sorted by person when you get to medical school. Well worth it, even if at the end only you understand half of it.

"I get to inject viruses into people's brains. HOW COOL IS THAT?! The best part is no one cares because all of these people are going to be dead in a matter of months anyway!"

- A neurosurgeon while he talked about his research to my senior seminar class

Originally Posted by mimelim

"I'm not making fun of you, you have to understand... You are stupid, which isn't your fault, your a medical student, you are supposed to be stupid"

"I liked your presentation. Your conclusions were all wrong, but it was pretty. I like pretty."

At least they're understanding... Haha!

Originally Posted by mimelim

"I'm not making fun of you, you have to understand... You are stupid, which isn't your fault, your a medical student, you are supposed to be stupid"

Comment explained. Jokes.

A neurosurgeon is preparing to tell a Spanish-only patient who had been driving drunk that he may end up paraplegic. He asks the nurse "how do you say 'you're f****d in Spanish?".

"its not too late to become a lawyer"

by multiple doctors

at the same time

EM Doc (accidentally heard over intercom while speaking to patient in room)

"You're situation is f**ked up. It's f**ked up. But that's okay, because I'm the unf**ker"

"Strong work"

In for the lulz

"Boy, that smell could make a freight train take a dirt road"

This is kinda fuked up but..

Doctor: Well mamn, your son will be fine. We did a triple bypass something something complicated, and that's why he lived.
Mother: Oh THANK THA LAWD JESUS ALL MIGHTY, THANK YOU JESUS! YOU SAVED MY SON! THANK YOU JESUS!
Doctor:.......................................



Then later the doctor said to me "I wonder if they'll blame Jesus if i said he died... JK, i would get sued."

Originally Posted by AestheticGod

This is kinda fuked up but..

Doctor: Well mamn, your son will be fine. We did a triple bypass something something complicated, and that's why he lived.
Mother: Oh THANK THA LAWD JESUS ALL MIGHTY, THANK YOU JESUS! YOU SAVED MY SON! THANK YOU JESUS!
Doctor:.......................................



Then later the doctor said to me "I wonder if they'll blame Jesus if i said he died... JK, i would get sued."

Well, sweet Jesus but stop trying to makeshift curse words. It doesn't make your posts look any better.

"The common cold will last about a week if treated. If untreated, approximately seven days." o_O

Originally Posted by Stumpyman

Well, sweet Jesus but stop trying to makeshift curse words. It doesn't make your posts look any better.

So you prefer that I would rather write "****" and have you use some detective work to figure out what I wrote? Noted for future reference. I apologize for this, won't happen again. I do sincerely hope you forgive me. Sorry again.

Originally Posted by AestheticGod

So you prefer that I would rather write "****" and have you use some detective work to figure out what I wrote? Noted for future reference. I apologize for this, won't happen again. I do sincerely hope you forgive me. Sorry again.

Wait, what? Why'd you PM me if you were going to write the same thing here?

I'll reiterate for the last time; I don't care what you write. Just letting you know it doesn't make your point any clearer or your posts any brighter.

Originally Posted by Stumpyman

Wait, what? Why'd you PM me if you were going to write the same thing here?

I'll reiterate for the last time; I don't care what you write. Just letting you know it doesn't make your point any clearer or your posts any brighter.

You are 100% correct, I will never do this again in my life. This is uncalled for and DOES come off as an angry 15 year old teenager. I don't know why I ever thought that making it shorter so it doesn't show just asterisks would make someones life easier. Thank you very much for telling me this. I will bookmark that page for future reference and will give it a 5 star rating. Will definitely show future grandchildren this as a lesson of how to correctly use curse words on the internet.

Thank you again.

Originally Posted by DrMediterranean

EM Doc (accidentally heard over intercom while speaking to patient in room)

"You're situation is f**ked up. It's f**ked up. But that's okay, because I'm the unf**ker"

Yes I saw this on the front page of reddit too. Glad to know that you can copy and paste.

From a doc whose first name is Richard:

"DON'T CALL ME DICK!" - shouted in the hospital

After delivering a baby boy via C-section, to his mother: "Well ma'am, I'm pleased to say that your son is about 90% scrotum."

Originally Posted by crzyxballer03

"The common cold will last about a week if treated. If untreated, approximately seven days." o_O

Haha! I'm stealing this when in a doc.

Originally Posted by AestheticGod

You are 100% correct, I will never do this again in my life. This is uncalled for and DOES come off as an angry 15 year old teenager. I don't know why I ever thought that making it shorter so it doesn't show just asterisks would make someones life easier. Thank you very much for telling me this. I will bookmark that page for future reference and will give it a 5 star rating. Will definitely show future grandchildren this as a lesson of how to correctly use curse words on the internet.

Thank you again.

Lmao!!

Originally Posted by AestheticGod

This is kinda fuked up but..

Doctor: Well mamn, your son will be fine. We did a triple bypass something something complicated, and that's why he lived.
Mother: Oh THANK THA LAWD JESUS ALL MIGHTY, THANK YOU JESUS! YOU SAVED MY SON! THANK YOU JESUS!
Doctor:.......................................



Then later the doctor said to me "I wonder if they'll blame Jesus if i said he died... JK, i would get sued."

Came across this the other day and your post reminded me of it Haha

Let's spice things up people, for real. C'mon

Background info:

Patient comes in practically every day for severe abdominal pain.

Doctor: "So, uhhhh I see that your were at our (practically adjacent) hospital earlier today."
Patient: (looking very deer-in-the-headlights halfway through a wendy's spicy chicken sandwich)
Doctor: "Is that a wendy's spicy chicken sandwich?... ...."
Patient: (hides spicy chicken sandwich behind back) "No."
Doctor: Get the **** out of my hospital.

....30 minutes later

Background info:

Same patient from earlier wearing a wig.

Doctor: " .... ... ... ... ..."
Patient: (deer in headlights look again, then) What? You ain't seen me before.
Doctor "..... So you don't know (prior patient's name)?"
Patient: "She my cousin."
Doctor: (Pulls off wig) "You are absolutely ridiculous."
Patient: THIS JOINT GONNA GET SUED UP IN THIS! YOU DONE. YOU DONE. OOOOOOOOOOO BOY YOU OUT. YOU OUT!!! YOU OUT!!! (more ramblings and then escorted out by security)
Doctor: (Extremely unmoved by the situation) "Alright, no note. Let's go to bed 26."

^^^ This is medicine btw.

Originally Posted by Stumpyman

Well, sweet Jesus but stop trying to makeshift curse words. It doesn't make your posts look any better.

Taken a visit to the proctologist recently?

Originally Posted by typicalindian

Yes I saw this on the front page of reddit too. Glad to know that you can copy and paste.

Haha. I did too. Wtf...

Originally Posted by DavetheMD

Taken a visit to the proctologist recently?

Haha. I'm just lashing out some of my pre-3 consecutive finals-anger on the internet. But in my defense, he does post like that in every single thread.

Originally Posted by bambam02

"Strong work"

+1

Originally Posted by DrMediterranean

EM Doc (accidentally heard over intercom while speaking to patient in room)

"You're situation is f**ked up. It's f**ked up. But that's okay, because I'm the unf**ker"

^^^

Originally Posted by typicalindian

Yes I saw this on the front page of reddit too. Glad to know that you can copy and paste.

Originally Posted by STAT EKG

Let's spice things up people, for real. C'mon

Background info:

Patient comes in practically every day for severe abdominal pain.

Doctor: "So, uhhhh I see that your were at our (practically adjacent) hospital earlier today."
Patient: (looking very deer-in-the-headlights halfway through a wendy's spicy chicken sandwich)
Doctor: "Is that a wendy's spicy chicken sandwich?... ...."
Patient: (hides spicy chicken sandwich behind back) "No."
Doctor: Get the **** out of my hospital.

....30 minutes later

Background info:

Same patient from earlier wearing a wig.

Doctor: " .... ... ... ... ..."
Patient: (deer in headlights look again, then) What? You ain't seen me before.
Doctor "..... So you don't know (prior patient's name)?"
Patient: "She my cousin."
Doctor: (Pulls off wig) "You are absolutely ridiculous."
Patient: THIS JOINT GONNA GET SUED UP IN THIS! YOU DONE. YOU DONE. OOOOOOOOOOO BOY YOU OUT. YOU OUT!!! YOU OUT!!! (more ramblings and then escorted out by security)
Doctor: (Extremely unmoved by the situation) "Alright, no note. Let's go to bed 26."

^^^ This is medicine btw.

24K gold, that's the kind of lulz I was looking for



Here's one from an 85+ y.o. male patient:
"That doctor has taken care of my uterus for years"
-me trying desperately not to burst out laughing-
"Oh by the way, did I tell you about my uterus?"

I think he meant either ureter or urethra. But still

"It's easier to dig a hole than build a pole."

~Board-certified urologist and plastic surgery, on gender reassignment

This is from a 3rd year resident's (in internal medicine) blog that I follow. Its not really that funny, but its more of a "face palm" type of thing. There are other funny ones. If you like them, I can paste the good ones periodically, or just give you the link to the blog. Anyway:

Me, to a nurse, 3AM: "Hi, I just need you to put a Foley catheter into Patient Smith, when you get a chance."

Nurse: "I'm sorry, I just started working here."

Me: "Okay.... I'm [name]. Nice to meet you."

Nurse: "No, I meant I don't feel comfortable putting in a Foley. Sorry."

Me: "I don't feel comfortable putting in a Foley either, on zero hours of sleep, and having put in, uh, two Foleys myself in the past three years, since nurses are supposed to be able to do it. And I have six other patients to see. Is there another nurse you can ask?"

Nurse: "I don't feel comfortable asking anyone else, since I just started working here."

Me: "Okay, well, I need someone to do this. And you should learn how to do it, since you're going to have to do it."

Nurse: "I'm not sure what I'm supposed to know how to do. I just started working here."

Me: "Please stop saying that!"

Nurse: "Can't you call the GI fellow?"

Me: "You mean the GU fellow?"

Nurse: "I don't know. Where does a catheter go?"

Me: "Oh, wow. No, I don't feel comfortable calling the GU fellow at home at 3AM about a Foley catheter. Is there another nurse on with you?"

Nurse: "She told me not to bother her."

Me: "Okay, how about you bother her, and one of you puts in the Foley catheter, okay?"

Nurse: "I don't think I can do that. I just started working here."

Me: "Okay, I'm going to call my intern and the two of us are going to put in the Foley catheter, and then I'm going to tell your supervisor that you need to be trained on how to put in Foley catheters, and then I'm going to try and get some sleep and forget this conversation."

Nurse: "That sounds good, except for the part about talking to my supervisor. Do you have to? Since I just started working here and everything."

Me: "Please go somewhere else."

Nurse: "I'm supposed to stay at the nurse's station."

Me: "Can you at least get me a Foley catheter so I can put it in Patient Smith?"

Nurse: "I don't know where anything is. I just started working here."

Originally Posted by STAT EKG

Let's spice things up people, for real. C'mon

Background info:

Patient comes in practically every day for severe abdominal pain.

Doctor: "So, uhhhh I see that your were at our (practically adjacent) hospital earlier today."
Patient: (looking very deer-in-the-headlights halfway through a wendy's spicy chicken sandwich)
Doctor: "Is that a wendy's spicy chicken sandwich?... ...."
Patient: (hides spicy chicken sandwich behind back) "No."
Doctor: Get the **** out of my hospital.

....30 minutes later

Background info:

Same patient from earlier wearing a wig.

Doctor: " .... ... ... ... ..."
Patient: (deer in headlights look again, then) What? You ain't seen me before.
Doctor "..... So you don't know (prior patient's name)?"
Patient: "She my cousin."
Doctor: (Pulls off wig) "You are absolutely ridiculous."
Patient: THIS JOINT GONNA GET SUED UP IN THIS! YOU DONE. YOU DONE. OOOOOOOOOOO BOY YOU OUT. YOU OUT!!! YOU OUT!!! (more ramblings and then escorted out by security)
Doctor: (Extremely unmoved by the situation) "Alright, no note. Let's go to bed 26."

^^^ This is medicine btw.

Best one so far.

Well, she wasn't a doctor, but this nurse was trying to convince me that nursing was a better profession, I kept trying to tell her that I wasn't really interested in nursing, and at some point she jumped to the conclusion I was into medicine for just the financial benefits. The lady would not take "no thank you" for an answer.

Originally Posted by Thego2guy

This is from a 3rd year resident's (in internal medicine) blog that I follow. Its not really that funny, but its more of a "face palm" type of thing. There are other funny ones. If you like them, I can paste the good ones periodically, or just give you the link to the blog. Anyway:

Me, to a nurse, 3AM: "Hi, I just need you to put a Foley catheter into Patient Smith, when you get a chance."

Nurse: "I'm sorry, I just started working here."

Me: "Okay.... I'm [name]. Nice to meet you."

Nurse: "No, I meant I don't feel comfortable putting in a Foley. Sorry."

Me: "I don't feel comfortable putting in a Foley either, on zero hours of sleep, and having put in, uh, two Foleys myself in the past three years, since nurses are supposed to be able to do it. And I have six other patients to see. Is there another nurse you can ask?"

Nurse: "I don't feel comfortable asking anyone else, since I just started working here."

Me: "Okay, well, I need someone to do this. And you should learn how to do it, since you're going to have to do it."

Nurse: "I'm not sure what I'm supposed to know how to do. I just started working here."

Me: "Please stop saying that!"

Nurse: "Can't you call the GI fellow?"

Me: "You mean the GU fellow?"

Nurse: "I don't know. Where does a catheter go?"

Me: "Oh, wow. No, I don't feel comfortable calling the GU fellow at home at 3AM about a Foley catheter. Is there another nurse on with you?"

Nurse: "She told me not to bother her."

Me: "Okay, how about you bother her, and one of you puts in the Foley catheter, okay?"

Nurse: "I don't think I can do that. I just started working here."

Me: "Okay, I'm going to call my intern and the two of us are going to put in the Foley catheter, and then I'm going to tell your supervisor that you need to be trained on how to put in Foley catheters, and then I'm going to try and get some sleep and forget this conversation."

Nurse: "That sounds good, except for the part about talking to my supervisor. Do you have to? Since I just started working here and everything."

Me: "Please go somewhere else."

Nurse: "I'm supposed to stay at the nurse's station."

Me: "Can you at least get me a Foley catheter so I can put it in Patient Smith?"

Nurse: "I don't know where anything is. I just started working here."

how do you get through nursing school and miss the whole Foley part?

Originally Posted by Thego2guy

This is from a 3rd year resident's (in internal medicine) blog that I follow. Its not really that funny, but its more of a "face palm" type of thing. There are other funny ones. If you like them, I can paste the good ones periodically, or just give you the link to the blog. Anyway:

Me, to a nurse, 3AM: "Hi, I just need you to put a Foley catheter into Patient Smith, when you get a chance."

Nurse: "I'm sorry, I just started working here."

Me: "Okay.... I'm [name]. Nice to meet you."

Nurse: "No, I meant I don't feel comfortable putting in a Foley. Sorry."

Me: "I don't feel comfortable putting in a Foley either, on zero hours of sleep, and having put in, uh, two Foleys myself in the past three years, since nurses are supposed to be able to do it. And I have six other patients to see. Is there another nurse you can ask?"

Nurse: "I don't feel comfortable asking anyone else, since I just started working here."

Me: "Okay, well, I need someone to do this. And you should learn how to do it, since you're going to have to do it."

Nurse: "I'm not sure what I'm supposed to know how to do. I just started working here."

Me: "Please stop saying that!"

Nurse: "Can't you call the GI fellow?"

Me: "You mean the GU fellow?"

Nurse: "I don't know. Where does a catheter go?"

Me: "Oh, wow. No, I don't feel comfortable calling the GU fellow at home at 3AM about a Foley catheter. Is there another nurse on with you?"

Nurse: "She told me not to bother her."

Me: "Okay, how about you bother her, and one of you puts in the Foley catheter, okay?"

Nurse: "I don't think I can do that. I just started working here."

Me: "Okay, I'm going to call my intern and the two of us are going to put in the Foley catheter, and then I'm going to tell your supervisor that you need to be trained on how to put in Foley catheters, and then I'm going to try and get some sleep and forget this conversation."

Nurse: "That sounds good, except for the part about talking to my supervisor. Do you have to? Since I just started working here and everything."

Me: "Please go somewhere else."

Nurse: "I'm supposed to stay at the nurse's station."

Me: "Can you at least get me a Foley catheter so I can put it in Patient Smith?"

Nurse: "I don't know where anything is. I just started working here."

Sounds like something Milton from Office Space would say lol

Originally Posted by Telekinesis

Sounds like something Milton from Office Space would say lol

I swear I read that in his voice mid-way through.

Originally Posted by stumpyman

I swear i read that in his voice mid-way through.

+1

Originally Posted by Telekinesis

Sounds like something Milton from Office Space would say lol

I believe you have my Foley.

Originally Posted by Thego2guy

This is from a 3rd year resident's (in internal medicine) blog that I follow. Its not really that funny, but its more of a "face palm" type of thing. There are other funny ones. If you like them, I can paste the good ones periodically, or just give you the link to the blog. Anyway:

Me, to a nurse, 3AM: "Hi, I just need you to put a Foley catheter into Patient Smith, when you get a chance.".....

.....Nurse: "I don't know where anything is. I just started working here."

"I don't have any money!" When patients talk to him about their financial hardships, he responds with "Oh believe me, I know what you mean. The economy is hard on all of us." I really don't get how doctors can cry poverty when they're in the top 1%. I know for a fact that this doc (in his late 50s) is a millionaire.

Overhearing a conversation between two physicians talking about their patient: "He needs to die."

I had a good relationship with this doc, so he often talked to me about his personal life during downtime.
Me: Oh so you visited your girlfriend this weekend?
Doc: Girlfriends, I have many!

same doc on another occasion:
Doc: She's pretty kinky
Me: Was there a safe word involved?
Doc: She didn't want a safe word, she trusts me... That's A LOT of trust to have in someone!

Originally Posted by jesse120

"I don't have any money!" When patients talk to him about their financial hardships, he responds with "Oh believe me, I know what you mean. The economy is hard on all of us." I really don't get how doctors can cry poverty when they're in the top 1%. I know for a fact that this doc (in his late 50s) is a millionaire.

Overhearing a conversation between two physicians talking about their patient: "He needs to die."

I had a good relationship with this doc, so he often talked to me about his personal life during downtime.
Me: Oh so you visited your girlfriend this weekend?
Doc: Girlfriends, I have many!

same doc on another occasion:
Doc: She's pretty kinky
Me: Was there a safe word involved?
Doc: She didn't want a safe word, she trusts me... That's A LOT of trust to have in someone!

Docs aren't rich and some patients should just die (that whole autonomy and futility thing).

Originally Posted by Bacchus

Docs aren't rich and some patients should just die (that whole autonomy and futility thing).

Not to get too off topic, but "rich" is a relative term. Compared to athletes and movie stars, docs definitely aren't rich. Compared to the general population, yeah, they are. Saying a millionaire isn't rich? To each their own I guess.

Originally Posted by jesse120

I really don't get how doctors can cry poverty when they're in the top 1%.

The threshold for the top 1% is actually ~$350k/year. The only doctors that cross that line are pretty much derms, neurosurgeons, rads, and ortho surgeons (others might be included depending on your location). When you factor in student debt, doctors on average aren't so rich.

hmm.. you guys seemed to like that one, here are a few (3) more...

"So what brings you here?"

"I want to see this kind of doctor."

The patient hands me a sheet of paper. It says, in large capital letters, U N O L O G I S T.

"You mean a urologist?"

"No. A unologist."

"Okay. What is the problem related to?"

"I feel a tingling sensation."

"Where do you feel this sensation?"

"In my penis."

"All the time?"

"No. Once or twice a month."

"Okay. For how long?"

"Fifteen years."

"Are you sexually active?"

"I don't know."

"Is there any particular thing you are doing when you feel the tingling sensation?"

"Yes. It happens when I wear a certain pair of pants."

"Maybe you shouldn't wear those pants."

"I like those pants."

"Maybe those pants are causing the problem."

"They are very tight pants."

"Yes, perhaps that is the problem."

"I would rather hear that from a unologist."

"You don't need to see a urologist."

"No, I need to see a unologist."

"There is no such person."

"Can you give me a referral?"

[Long silence]

"Yes. I can give you a referral."

----------------------------------------------------------- and here is another one

"Morning, [Anonymous Doc]," said the attending. "You look like hell today."

What is the right response? I mean, I know some wrong responses:

"You don't look so hot yourself, old man."

or

"It's the fault of these terrible patients. I wish they all would just die already."

or maybe

"You'd look like hell too, if you actually took the time to round on these people and cared about whatever's wrong with them."

but instead, all I could manage to say was

"Does that mean I can leave early?"

"No."

"I didn't think so."

------------------------------------------------------------- last one

"I have this pain in my chest. When I breathe. I think I need an MRI."


"And how long have you had this pain."


"Ten years. When can I get the MRI?"


"You don't need an MRI."


"How are you going to figure out if the pain is dangerous."


"If the pain was dangerous, you'd be dead by now."


"That's not funny."


"I didn't mean it to be funny. You've had it for ten years. Anything that's going to kill you would have already killed you. Dangerous pain doesn't stick around for ten years. Especially dangerous pain that doesn't seem to interfere with any of your normal activities."


"It keeps me from doing this--"


He then smacked himself in the chest, really hard.


"Why would you ever do that?"


"I don't know. What if I wanted to. I can't because it hurts."


"Maybe it hurts because you're hitting yourself in the chest."


"You're no better than the other doctors."


"Oh, you've seen other doctors about this?"


"Yeah. One of them said it was anxiety."


"Okay, maybe it's anxiety."


"The other thirteen said it was nothing."


"Okay, maybe it's nothing."


"You just said it was anxiety."


"Fine, it's anxiety. I think we're finished."


"Wait, I have this other pain--"


"How many doctors have you seen about it."


"The same fourteen."


"And how many were concerned about it?"


"One, but I think he's a quack."


"Okay, we're finished."

---------------------------

enjoy, or not.

Originally Posted by Praefectus

The threshold for the top 1% is actually ~$350k/year. The only doctors that cross that line are pretty much derms, neurosurgeons, rads, and ortho surgeons (others might be included depending on your location). When you factor in student debt, doctors on average aren't so rich.

Not really accurate. Many, many specialists cross that line (e.g., most IM subspecialties, most surgeons, many in EM, etc.). However, you are right in talking about debt. You could also consider the delay in financial gain as physicians take a pretty strong nosedive in their finances before making any money. They also get taxed at a much higher tax rate than most of the population (while not getting any sort of real financial assistance beyond moderate-interest loans during their time in school and/or residency).

Originally Posted by Praefectus

The threshold for the top 1% is actually ~$350k/year. The only doctors that cross that line are pretty much derms, neurosurgeons, rads, and ortho surgeons (others might be included depending on your location). When you factor in student debt, doctors on average aren't so rich.

Originally Posted by music2doc

Not really accurate. Many, many specialists cross that line (e.g., most IM subspecialties, most surgeons, many in EM, etc.). However, you are right in talking about debt. You could also consider the delay in financial gain as physicians take a pretty strong nosedive in their finances before making any money. They also get taxed at a much higher tax rate than most of the population (while not getting any sort of real financial assistance beyond moderate-interest loans during their time in school and/or residency).

I mean not only is music2doc right about many doctors crossing that threshold, I believe a lot of the data shows the over 250K/year is top 1%. And if that is still not good enough, what are most doctors, if not all, top 2%? Get some perspective man.

Originally Posted by MiracleforMD

I mean not only is music2doc right about many doctors crossing that threshold, I believe a lot of the data shows the over 250K/year is top 1%. And if that is still not good enough, what are most doctors, if not all, top 2%? Get some perspective man.

True, although I do think one has to take into account the other factors at play... it's not like physicians are amongst the truly ridiculous .5% that don't even work for their money. Physicians are amongst the elite professional workforce. They work hard for every dollar and frequently are not paid for that work. It's hard not to become a bit jaded when as many as 80% of your customers (patients) are basically stealing from you!

You guys are posting so many funny jokes on this thread, its crazy. Way to keep the fun topic. =/

Originally Posted by Thego2guy

You guys are posting so many funny jokes on this thread, its crazy. Way to keep the fun topic. =/

My bad. I fell for the troll. Your stories were funny too.
Carry on.