While this question has been asked before, ranging from over a decade ago to as recent as within the past months to a year, I hope to obtain a more updated and complete view on the matter. I did review the many similar threads which came before, though a number received little to no replies, some were quite dated, and still others that did receive many replies may have devolved into discussions completely separate from the question. Of the information gleaned from those posts, options include: research, academia, public health, government, insurance, medical writing, pharmaceuticals, consulting, informatics, and other nontraditional clinical options such as sleep medicine and acupuncture.
What I hope to gather here is additional information regarding both possible paths beyond those mentioned, as well as more detailed information regarding these paths. For example, salaries and work-life balance vary greatly depending on residency, so it may be difficult to establish a baseline. Suffice, and hopefully agreeable, to put forth a starting salary range between 40-80k, for an average period between 1-3 years. Hours worked also vary greatly, likely between 30-60 per week. Again these figures are averages, and we're likely all aware that outliers exist. But also please do correct my conceptions if they're amis, because I want as accurate a picture of the truth as possible.
And so with that, what are the comparable statistics of alternative career paths without residency? What are the other benefits, costs, pros, and cons of these career paths? What other career paths still exist that have not been mentioned?
To keep the discussion on-topic, I will refrain from commenting why these career paths may be of interest.
What I hope to gather here is additional information regarding both possible paths beyond those mentioned, as well as more detailed information regarding these paths. For example, salaries and work-life balance vary greatly depending on residency, so it may be difficult to establish a baseline. Suffice, and hopefully agreeable, to put forth a starting salary range between 40-80k, for an average period between 1-3 years. Hours worked also vary greatly, likely between 30-60 per week. Again these figures are averages, and we're likely all aware that outliers exist. But also please do correct my conceptions if they're amis, because I want as accurate a picture of the truth as possible.
And so with that, what are the comparable statistics of alternative career paths without residency? What are the other benefits, costs, pros, and cons of these career paths? What other career paths still exist that have not been mentioned?
To keep the discussion on-topic, I will refrain from commenting why these career paths may be of interest.
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