POLL: Physican as a Spouse

[simpleton]

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This poll assumes you are going to medical school to obtain an M.D./D.O. degree.
It would be interesting to get everyone's views on this situation as it will probably involve most of us.
Also, if anyone has any suggestions or opions please feel free to share. Thanks for taking the time to vote!

 

[EMDrMoe]

I voted, but I am in a different situation than most. My husband and I will start med school together in August. So, yep, I hope to stay with him 🙂 and I think it will be just as hard as any other marriage!

 

[ckent]

well, I will back your unscientific poll up with some real statistics for those interested.
-Half of all medical students marry during med school or residency and more than 60% divorce within ten years after completing residency (one study showed that psychiatrists have the highest rate, followed by surgeons).
-66% of women physicians marry
-90% of male physicians and women non-physicians marry
-70% of women physicians marry other physicians
Source: Iserson's Getting into a Residency, 5th edition (I would highly recommend getting either this book or First Aid for the Match to incomming med students to read over the summertime before med school starts)

I think that it would be nice to marry another physician for a many reasons. You can see each other at work, you can be allied with one another in office politics, and you can go to CME and other meetings together as well (or just one of you can go and sign in for the other one :wink: ).

 

[snowballz]

I would be interested in knowing how many physicians became physicians and then married nurses? I know a few who have.

Alicia

 

[TweetiePie]

accepted into class of 2006, recently engaged, planning to get married next spring, its not what your spouse is doing, its the support that he/she is able to provide. personally, i would never marry a doctor or anyone in the medical field (at the end of the day you simply need a caring and understanding person, not a second opinion)

 

[lady in red]

DON't MARRY ANYONE!!!!!!!!!!! 😀 😀 😀
Stay single during med school, you'll have less headaches and less problems. Of course, coming from someone recently divorced 😀 😀
On the other hand, I miss coming home and having nobody cook dinner for me, like my ex-husband used to do on occasion 🙁
On the bright side, I am not accountable to anybody for anything (i used to be sort of on a home arrest by my husband), can come and go as I please and study/stay in the library as late as I want and not be worried about a fight upon coming home. I guess, if I ever re-marry, I would marry another physician, for the simple reason that he would understand what I am going through vs. somebody in a non-medical field.

 

[simpleton]

•••quote:•••Originally posted by ckent:
•well, I will back your unscientific poll up with some real statistics for those interested.
-Half of all medical students marry during med school or residency and more than 60% divorce within ten years after completing residency (one study showed that psychiatrists have the highest rate, followed by surgeons).
-66% of women physicians marry
-90% of male physicians and women non-physicians marry
-70% of women physicians marry other physicians
Source: Iserson's Getting into a Residency, 5th edition (I would highly recommend getting either this book or First Aid for the Match to incomming med students to read over the summertime before med school starts)

I think that it would be nice to marry another physician for a many reasons. You can see each other at work, you can be allied with one another in office politics, and you can go to CME and other meetings together as well (or just one of you can go and sign in for the other one :wink: ).•••••Thanks for backing up my unscientific poll with statistics. It has been interesting to see were everyone's opinions fall.

 

[drintraining]

Marrying a physician will have its pro's and con's. I think if you try to force it and marry a physician it would be more harm than good.

 

[Vader]

Sounds good to me... 😀