It's all about the Benjamins

[Shomeda$]

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Honestly how many of you are in it for the money? I know I am...that why I chose medicine...it's expensive. Yeah, you get to help people...but they pay you a fat load o' cash to do it. C'mon guys be honest and say it with me...Show me da money!!!

 

[Nutmeg]

Medicine will provide a comfortable lifestyle and job security, but when all is said and done, you make sh*tty pay relative to your investment of time. Chemical engineers with a BS will have more wealth by the age of 60 than a doctor will, and their job will likely be less stressful and have better hours.

Sorry, but you are really going about the money issue the dumbsh*t way.

 

[SpiritiualDuck]

If you're doing it for the money, you're not terribly informed. There are easier and better ways of making money. I have a friend in Pharmaceutical sales that is make more money than most doctors. He only has an undergraduate degree too. Get an MBA from Wharton.

 

[exmike]

TROLL ALERT

 

[oldtimer]

I agree with other posters that the ROI in medicine is not great. If you want just the money, consider I-banking or consulting. Within two years, I was already making 6 figures and no debt to boot. However, there are many intangibles in medicine that neither of these fields can give you.

 

[kmnfive]

whats ROI?

 

[Spacekat]

Why do you guys insist on feeding the trolls? Why?

Do you enjoy having other people make fun of you?

 

[Bridaddy]

ROI = Return on Investment

 

[dmoney41]

but the pure ROI people already are becoming lawyers. the medical field offers ROI+QOL (obviously depending on specialty, and on the assumption that you enjoy it more than the alternative pointless boring job, i.e. IB). i always roll my eyes at the people who insist that only the self-sacrificing mother theresa's should go into medicine. there are plenty of people who do it because it's a comfortable lifestyle and mentally stimulating/rewarding work, but wouldn't still do it if they hit the lottery tomorrow. and no, there's nothing wrong with that, contrary to the beliefs of many 20 year old premeds.

 

[Jeffy]

It seems to me though that becoming a physician is an almost guaranteed way of making good money. The way the job market and economy swing puts people who are in i-banking and computer engineers at a big risk. plus, these jobs often times suck!

 

[tygrwds]

One of the physicians I work with told me that if he had the chance to "do it over again," he would've become a pharmacist. Malpractice insurance premiums are ridiculus, and people seem to have a penchant for suing doctors, lately. If you want to become a doctor simply for the Benjies, you'll regret it, even if become nicely compensated. Financially, you could make a great living as a drug rep - without the headaches that doctors face (not to mention that you'll get a free car, with free gas).

Now, if you have other, motivational incentives to become a doctor besides $$$ (e.g. taking an active role in someone's healing process), then pursue medicine by all means. You'll live comfortably while doing something you enjoy.