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Let's be honest folks.
GTFO my thread. If you think it's bad, don't post. Is it that hard to understand?
We've had this a million times before.
With current debt levels, absolutely no way. Any person who says otherwise is lying or has zero financial sense.
With no debt, the answer is maybe. I love medicine and am really excited to start school. But saying that medicine is my only interest in life and I couldn't be happy in another career would be a lie. For someone who wants to have a family some day, financial stability is important, especially if I'm already giving up valuable family time with the tough hours of medicine.
And please spare me "if you can see yourself doing something other than medicine, do that" bs because that kind of black and white view is not grounded in reality.
Residents make less than minimum wage per hour. FACT
Residents make less than minimum wage per hour. FACT
False.Residents make less than minimum wage per hour. FACT
This is such a stupid question. Even those of us tempted to say, "Yes, medicine is my passion, I'd do it anyway," can't say for sure how much we're being subconsciously influenced by the perks of a doctor's salary and the accompanying prestige.
Probably.If paid minimum wage, would you?
1. Devote over a decade towards your education/training.
2. Go into huge debt.
3. Delay starting a family.
4. Live on ramen for years.
5. Endure huge stress, like me waiting on MCAT score scheduled to be released today.
6. Risk being sued.
7. Live in fear of getting something on your record.
Federal Minimum Wage is $7.25
Assuming Premium Wage of 150% after 40 hours
Working 88 hours per week(for those programs with waivers)
(7.25*40+7.25*1.5*48)*52=$42,224
Which is less than what many PGY-1's get paid
As long as I make enough to finance a penile implant I am in!
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=759890
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=236356
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=693430
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?p=11154660
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=340380
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=181164
Assuming they work 88 hours a week.. which probably isn't that great of an assumption.
Only reason some people hate these threads is because they know they're in medicine for the money. It's not a secret. 99% of students are fueled by the money. Anyways, stop posting these images on my thread. It's very annoying.
Only reason some people hate these threads is because they know they're in medicine for the money. It's not a secret. 99% of students are fueled by the money. Anyways, stop posting these images on my thread. It's very annoying.
I do get paid minimum wage, and aspire to be a doctor.
Problem, OP?
People hate these threads because the question is ridiculous. Just because you shouldn't do medicine for the money, doesn't mean you should be willing to be a doctor for minimum wage. If you think everyone here is a socialist who hates money and wants doctors to be altruistic martyrs, then maybe this question would make sense. But that's not how this board is. It's a ridiculous question.Only reason some people hate these threads is because they know they're in medicine for the money. It's not a secret. 99% of students are fueled by the money. Anyways, stop posting these images on my thread. It's very annoying.
Troll is upset that we are posting images cuz his 56K connection can't load the pages fast enough...
that's what happens when you can't pay for a good internet connection...penile implants are expensive.
People hate these threads because the question is ridiculous. .
The question is ridiculous, but you have started this same thread before?
Only reason some people hate these threads is because they know they're in medicine for the money. It's not a secret. 99% of students are fueled by the money. Anyways, stop posting these images on my thread. It's very annoying.
When did I ever say that you shouldn't do it for the money?
I'm just fed up with people saying that money is not a motivational factor.
Only reason some people hate these threads is because they know they're in medicine for the money. It's not a secret. 99% of students are fueled by the money. Anyways, stop posting these images on my thread. It's very annoying.
It's definitely a motivational factor...
...if you have 200k+ in loans.
No, regardless of loans. People just love money. No need to sugarcoat it.
No, regardless of loans. People just love money. No need to sugarcoat it.
Then your question has no factual basis in an actual discussion or a conversation.
No, regardless of loans. People just love money. No need to sugarcoat it.
For real. I love how two commonly stated things on this forum are
- I wanna be a doctor just because I love helping people. Money is nothing!
- When deciding between two different schools you should always go with the cheaper one. Money is everything!