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From what I've read on SDN and elsewhere online, salaries for academic physicians generally seem to be lower than what one might expect to earn in private practice (except for department heads, etc). However, looking at publicly available salary information for physicians at a large public university's health system, I've seen a huge range. For example, some doctors are making $120-$150k, while at the extreme other end of the spectrum, I found a gastroenterologist whose reported earnings were $1.2 million, all at the same institution (both associate professors, although I don't think the physicians in the lower salary range are specialists). Physician salaries varied widely within this range, but there were surprisingly many salaries listed above $400k.
Are there compensation models in academic medicine in which physicians are paid a base salary, and then they are paid "extra" for revenue they bring in from their clinical activities (seeing patients, performing procedures, etc.)? If that's the case, is "the sky the limit"? How are these doctors bringing in such massive salaries?
Are there compensation models in academic medicine in which physicians are paid a base salary, and then they are paid "extra" for revenue they bring in from their clinical activities (seeing patients, performing procedures, etc.)? If that's the case, is "the sky the limit"? How are these doctors bringing in such massive salaries?
