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I'm sure this topic has been beaten to death and discussed many times over. However, I want to post a thread on here to get some answers without being beaten down for not using search.
I have heard that if you start your own practice and you do WELL, then the sky is the limit on how much you can earn. I'm pretty sure if you start your own practice, where you did your residency has no bearing whatsoever. It is all you.
I cannot see myself running my own practice. I would feel more comfortable with a salary.
I have also heard that if you plan to join a private practice (or a group practice?) that you can make more. But I do not know if this would be for me either because, how much more would I really be able to make?
I have one other question as well.
What about the hospital? I know a cardiologist who does very well for himself and didn't go to a big name med school or residency program and works at the local medical center. I do not know if he has his own office. If you work for the hospital, do you actually WORK IN the hospital?
Honestly, this isn't really a question of "How can I make a million dollars". I'm not concerned about that to be honest because after researching, I doubt I will ever hit that amount in medicine...no one does.
Also, according to nationwide statistics, most doc DO work in a private/group practice setting. Why is that?
If you work for a hospital, isn't your malpractice and all that paid for?
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The reason I ask is because I would rather go to work everyday at a hospital than run my own office or be hired into someone else's office. Even if it meant being paid less.
I have heard that if you start your own practice and you do WELL, then the sky is the limit on how much you can earn. I'm pretty sure if you start your own practice, where you did your residency has no bearing whatsoever. It is all you.
I cannot see myself running my own practice. I would feel more comfortable with a salary.
I have also heard that if you plan to join a private practice (or a group practice?) that you can make more. But I do not know if this would be for me either because, how much more would I really be able to make?
I have one other question as well.
What about the hospital? I know a cardiologist who does very well for himself and didn't go to a big name med school or residency program and works at the local medical center. I do not know if he has his own office. If you work for the hospital, do you actually WORK IN the hospital?
Honestly, this isn't really a question of "How can I make a million dollars". I'm not concerned about that to be honest because after researching, I doubt I will ever hit that amount in medicine...no one does.
Also, according to nationwide statistics, most doc DO work in a private/group practice setting. Why is that?
If you work for a hospital, isn't your malpractice and all that paid for?
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The reason I ask is because I would rather go to work everyday at a hospital than run my own office or be hired into someone else's office. Even if it meant being paid less.
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