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I just graduated last year from optometry school and went into a retail practice. Currently I do mostly refractions, occasional red eyes, and cataract co-management.
I was offered a job this week at a MD practice seeing his pre/post ops, diabetics, glaucoma, and disease patients, etc. Because I didn't do a residency he said he is basically willing to allow me to get residency training under him at a "competitive" salary. I'm happy in my current retail setting, and income potential where I am is decent, so I didn't ask specifics about salary because I'm not sure how interested I am. What can any of you tell me about your OD/MD settings? What's the stress level like? How many patients do you see? What would be an expected starting salary in an MD disease oriented practice and what is the potential? Thanks!
I was offered a job this week at a MD practice seeing his pre/post ops, diabetics, glaucoma, and disease patients, etc. Because I didn't do a residency he said he is basically willing to allow me to get residency training under him at a "competitive" salary. I'm happy in my current retail setting, and income potential where I am is decent, so I didn't ask specifics about salary because I'm not sure how interested I am. What can any of you tell me about your OD/MD settings? What's the stress level like? How many patients do you see? What would be an expected starting salary in an MD disease oriented practice and what is the potential? Thanks!