Academic Medicine

[whispers]

Anyone else out here interested in academic medicine? Pros Cons Salary

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[Winged Scapula]

Anyone else out here interested in academic medicine? Pros Cons Salary

Pros:
Easy(ier) access to wide array of other disciplines
Resident/medical student teaching/abuse, etc.
Not having to set up a practice/buy into a practice
Malpractice insurance, benefits paid for
Access to state of the art equipment, research labs, etc. (with some variation dependent on location)
Prestige (relatively so)
Educational conferences/atmosphere
and others which I can't think of off the top of my head right now...

Cons:
Resident/medical student teaching
Possible research/publication requirement
Lower salary
"Politics" of working for an institution
Others telling you how to run your practice
Often have to live in larger cities/urban centers

Salary:
Often lower than in private practice or less control over how much you make as compared to private practice.

Just some thoughts off the top of my head...

 

[MedGeek42]

hmmmm...quick question. is it easier to succeed in academic medicine or private practice with a non-prestigious medical degree?

 

[Newquagmire]

my guess would be private practice, altho i am having some trouble determining what you consider "non-prestigious" and which places of academic medicine you are trying to relate to.

 

[beyond all hope]

Especially in EM but in all fields it's possible to have an academic post while working privately on the side. Can be best of both worlds but a lot of hours.

 

[whispers]

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