If Similar, Why Go MD?

[jlee9531]

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man....

all this talk about doctors only being in it for the money just makes me sad.

i didnt bother quoting the guy who said all this cause i didnt even want to read it again.

we put sacrifice a lot of our lives to become a doctor. the road is tough and long. we expend a good amount of money and have tp put in the hard hours to perform a needed public service.

if some of us are well compensated for this then great. who is to say they dont deserve it. saving a life or doing things to make sure they can maintain a healthy life is both stressing but rewarding. but for you totally disrespect the people who work hardass hours at clinics trying to help people who otherwise cant be helpedall across the nation is just mindblowing.

i gotta go to work....

 

[davidw11]

Since you have a will to sacrifice to begin with, you should highly consider medicine. As a physician, you can do your job anywhere in the world. Your presence will always benefit the community that you are in.

You see, it's not the time that I'm worried about. I have no problems spending 12years to get a great career. That is usually the biggest reason people don't go into it, since it prolongs alot of things.

But, I'm not sure which field. It would take only 7yrs to become a lawyer. If I spent 5 more years getting experience, I wouldn't be too bad off. Plus, I'd have the career by age 25. Versus 30 being a doctor.

 

[calcrew14]

Originally posted by davidw11
You see, it's not the time that I'm worried about. I have no problems spending 12years to get a great career. That is usually the biggest reason people don't go into it, since it prolongs alot of things.

But, I'm not sure which field. It would take only 7yrs to become a lawyer. If I spent 5 more years getting experience, I wouldn't be too bad off. Plus, I'd have the career by age 25. Versus 30 being a doctor.

That was the main reason why my Banker was not too enthusiastic about my future career in medicine. Until he realized that I am just like genuine silver that can only be overwhelmed by the agility of quicksilver anytime. Which one of the two metals fits your personality better?

There is a number of people quitting laws for medicine here. I am wondering if the traffic between the two schools are well balanced between both directions? Anyone know?

 

[UCLAMAN]

Originally posted by dan0909
I've read several threads about the education, salaries, and career opportunities of MDs and DOs being virtually equal. If this is the case, why do students put themselves through the process of applying to MD schools, which are, unarguably, more difficult to get into?

'cause i can. 😀

word to your mothers.

 

[davidw11]

That was the main reason why my Banker was not too enthusiastic about my future career in medicine. Until he realized that I am just like genuine silver that can only be overwhelmed by the agility of quicksilver anytime. Which one of the two metals fits your personality better?

You mean for getting loans out? I don't follow the silver thing...need to explain it on a lower level for us undoctors. Ain't be not one stuff uncorrect 'bout using thee wurd undoctor.

 

[skypilot]

Originally posted by DAN0909
I've read several threads about the education, salaries, and career opportunities of MDs and DOs being virtually equal. If this is the case, why do students put themselves through the process of applying to MD schools, which are, unarguably, more difficult to get into?

That is like saying why bother applying to Harvard, why doesn't everyone just apply to Drexel because it is easier to get into. If everyone started applying to Drexel for some odd reason (the dropped their tuition to zero or paid you to go to school there 🙂 I can dream can't I) Drexel would become more competitive than Harvard.

Lots of people aren't interested in learning OMM, want careers in research, and aren't interested in Osteopathic medicine's primary care focus. Want an Ivy league name on their pedigree.... etc...

 

[calcrew14]

Originally posted by davidw11
You mean for getting loans out? I don't follow the silver thing...need to explain it on a lower level for us undoctors. Ain't be not one stuff uncorrect 'bout using thee wurd undoctor.

Forgive me, more often than not that I don't know what I am talking about. Thanks again for your patient. 😀

The Banker is my dad. He is an MD. His thought WAS like yours in that it takes too long ( and also too much) before I would be ready to "make a living" as an MD.

A good lawer always find a way to make the system work for his clients. Just like quicksilever, which is the other name of mercury, he can never be contained easily. I myself is as rigid and clumsy as a bar of genuine silver. That's why I can never be a good lawyer. Hope you know what I mean.

 

[calcrew14]

Originally posted by skypilot
That is like saying why bother applying to Harvard, why doesn't everyone just apply to Drexel because it is easier to get into. ...........

Exactly, it's fun pretending to misunderstand it though.

 

[davidw11]

A good lawer always find a way to make the system work for his clients. Just like quicksilever, which is the other name of mercury, he can never be contained easily. I myself is as rigid and clumsy as a bar of genuine silver. That's why I can never be a good lawyer. Hope you know what I mean.

In theory, how can mercury be a bar? Isn't it liquid? 😛 😛

But seriously, I wonder how much training you really get in college. I'd assume you would take alot of communication and speech classes(majoring in Political Science) as part of the requirements. If not, you could always take them as electives. I think you'd learn more of your debating and research skills in law school.

The interesting thing, the average GPA is 3.3 for admission to the Dickinson School of Law. That is Penn State's affiliated law school. It isn't a bad school and some famous people came from it. Rick Santorum, Tom Ridge, etc. I think it would look good enough to a client, even though it isn't harvard.

 

[MedicationWorks]

Originally posted by xadmin
Check here

Just for posterity, I think that salary data is old.. I saw a
more current survey floating around on SDN (2001). I wish I could get some accurate figures so I could anticipate my loan burden. BLS seems more creditable, but the data is from 1998. Any thoughts?

-mw

 

[davidw11]

I tend to use salary.com to find the average salary of jobs. That link seems to list all the various ones with an extremely high salaries. If they are right, then doctors are making much more then I thought. But maybe I'm just looking at old data.

Trust me, if you're going for any doctor job, I wouldn't worry about loans. They'll be extremely high, but then you'll also be making alot. The only problem arises if you go to college, then can't get into med school. Or if you get into med school and can't handle it. Then you're stuck with all those expensive loans, but not a big salary.

 

[musiclink213]

doctor salaries

they have the salaries broken down by specialties, starting from first yaer of practice (i'm assuming this is out of residency)

 

[Stinky Tofu]

Originally posted by MedicationWorks
Just for posterity, I think that salary data is old.. I saw a
more current survey floating around on SDN (2001). I wish I could get some accurate figures so I could anticipate my loan burden. BLS seems more creditable, but the data is from 1998. Any thoughts?

-mw

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