Is Med School Worth It?

[Ho0v-man]

The good thing about being inpatient is that it’s easier to prove a difference between you and a mid level. In ICU, you need to know your stuff in order for a patient to recover, those knowledge gaps really matter when a patient is sick. Versus ER where the decision is sick vs not sick, and just admit to medicine if not sure, that’s a lot easier for mid level to do and hard to prove that a physician saves money in a scenario like that.

It’s amazing that we train at least 5 years longer at a much higher intensity only to struggle to prove that we have more value.

What an awesome profession.

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[VA Hopeful Dr]

It’s amazing that we train at least 5 years longer at a much higher intensity only to struggle to prove that we have more value.

What an awesome profession.

Its not actually a struggle most of the time

 

[Ho0v-man]

Its not actually a struggle most of the time

Except to our non physician employers.

 

[VA Hopeful Dr]

Except to our non physician employers.

In certain cases, sure. But not anywhere close to the majority of the time.