Extra income opportunities

[jxr902]

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As a pathology resident are there any ways to boost your income outside of your residency program?
I know certain IM, FP, EM, residents can moonlight at clinics etc, but for path, since there is no real internship, I dont think you can moonlight in this capacity. Are there ways to function as a pathologist/resident like online or abroad opportunities?

 

[mlw03]

at best, you might be able to find some per diem grossing work, or maybe doing something with the medical examiner or coroner's office if you're lucky. it's nothing compared to the other specialties.

 

[KCShaw]

Yeah, those are the only two things that immediately jump to mind, specifically in pathology. But there's nothing that says you can't try to moonlight as a clinical physician somehow, at least if you have a full state license, so long as your residency program allows it (look through your contract).

Going abroad takes you away from the residency program, so the rules change, and are more dependent on the place you go TO, not where you're coming FROM.

 

[LADoc00]

they are some very limited opportunities but NOTHING like what there is in other specialities (I had friends who were surgical residents pulling down 100K in extra income working 7-days a week).

If you need alot more income during training than what path provides, pick a different speciality.

Or cut back on your expenses!

 

[coroner]

Previous threads have addressed this:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=637900&highlight=moonlighting

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=386964&highlight=moonlighting

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=57013&highlight=moonlighting

 

[NuckingFuts]

I saw a couple of missed calls on my office phone from the UK on 2 consecutive days (I'm in the U.S.).

The third day when I received a call from the same number, I happened to be around so I picked up.

Apparently I was being solicited to join a company (?) called LeadPhysician, and was told that I would get paid cash to periodically complete surveys- supposedly one can earn up to $2,000 a month. I'm skeptical about this.

Do any of you guys know about this? Is it legit?

 

[Euchromatin]

I saw a couple of missed calls on my office phone from the UK on 2 consecutive days (I'm in the U.S.).

The third day when I received a call from the same number, I happened to be around so I picked up.

Apparently I was being solicited to join a company (?) called LeadPhysician, and was told that I would get paid cash to periodically complete surveys- supposedly one can earn up to $2,000 a month. I'm skeptical about this.

Do any of you guys know about this? Is it legit?

Their call center in London reached me last week and I gave them the email address I use to register for stuff (the one I expect to get spammed), just to check it out. When I logged into the website, they wanted my NBME number and a bunch of other fairly detailed info that I wasn't comfortable sharing. So I attempted to "remove account" (or delete profile or whatever they called it). Hopefully they won't pester me too much in future.

I had also gotten a call a week or two before that from some other group (I can't remember what the name was...I might not have been on the phone long enough for them to even tell me) that was offering me money to watch/participate in some webinar about "brand name pathology-related products" or something like that. When I told the guy no, he upped the amount of money that was being offered, which I also refused.

 

[deleted314957]

I hung up on them. I don't even let these phone spammers finish their spiel.

 

[mlw03]

Yes, of course you can make money for nothing. That's what the economy is based on - goodwill and kindness in the form of free stuff.

If something seems to good to be true, it is.

Hello..

Of course you can make a lot of money online just by answering questions and I will give you 2 sites that pay you in this way:

1. www.justanswer.com/

JustAnswer will pay you $5 to $25 for every best answers.

2. studentoffortune.com/

Another site you can make money with it.

Enjoy🙂

 

[schrute]

I know of a guy that hires fellows (once they're board certified) to do "locums"...well, cover for him while he takes vacation, etc. He covers the malpractice. Of course he's probably paying peanuts compared to what he's billing, and you'd be solo sign-out, but such opportunities are occasionally available.

 

[Torsed]

If you have any clinical skills I did disability exams for the state on the weekends during residency. We had to get "program director approval" to do this, but I never told em. The hell with residency program directors and their screwing with personal life. I would do about 20 exams on a Saturday and then have to type up the reports (there is a template). Would get about 900 to 1200 dollars depending on the cases. Each exam took about 15 minutes and was focused. Did this for four years in residency and fellowship and couldn't have made it without the extra income.

 

[path or no path]

If you have any clinical skills I did disability exams for the state on the weekends during residency. We had to get "program director approval" to do this, but I never told em. The hell with residency program directors and their screwing with personal life. I would do about 20 exams on a Saturday and then have to type up the reports (there is a template). Would get about 900 to 1200 dollars depending on the cases. Each exam took about 15 minutes and was focused. Did this for four years in residency and fellowship and couldn't have made it without the extra income.

Just curious, how do you get these disability exam gigs? Do you have to be licensed? Can you do it in your intern year?

 

[Torsed]

Just curious, how do you get these disability exam gigs? Do you have to be licensed? Can you do it in your intern year?

I knew someone who owns a company who does this. You need only to pass Step 3 and have a medical license in the state you are doing this in. You could do these your intern year providing you have a license. The company I worked for was in the Southeast area. I couldn't have made it through residency without the extra income, it was vital to my situation.