Board certification: did you get a raise?

[Thepassageofgas]

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A few people at my practice have congratulated me, adding “now you get a raise!” which is cool, but I’m wondering: is this normal? If we’re required to get board certified, why would we get rewarded for doing what’s required? Did you get a raise? Was it automatic? I’m painfully shy and I hate asking about things like this, particularly if i’m not actually deserving of it. Thoughts?

 

[Simba1711]

In academics a lot of my friends get promoted from instructor to assistant professor which comes with a small raise. I work in pp I didn’t get a raise

 

[GassYous]

Well insurers pay the same unit value so no

 

[coffeebythelake]

Nope, but there is an expectation that all anesthesiologists become board certified within x number of years from graduation. So no raise from getting boarded. But maybe fired if you don't. Haha

 

[Twiggidy]

Hilarious

 

[MirrorTodd]

Army gets like 6k a year for being board certified.

 

[dabears505]

Got nothing

 

[ChiDO]

Well, you can't become partner in my group unless you're board certified, so I guess it's kinda like a raise once you become partner?

 

[1halfMVsquared]

I ended up getting a small raise for being board certified. On the contrary... I would be fired if I wasnt board certified by X years.

 

[abolt18]

Academic job at my own place gets a 15K raise after board certification.

A friend's job, PP, can't make partner if not board certified, but you won't lose your job, and you'll get paid the same as partners.

 

[Ronin786]

Academic job at my own place gets a 15K raise after board certification.

A friend's job, PP, can't make partner if not board certified, but you won't lose your job, and you'll get paid the same as partners.

To be fair that 15k raise is really just a 15k cut they take from the fresh grads because they can.

 

[Realgassy]

I get an extra week of vacation once boarded.