Which career/specialty has the most time for golf?

[GreekIsleSunset]

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Hello, I am in love with golf. Which specialty will allow enough time for me to continue playing? Thanks!

 

[teh-t]

lol... my dad was a general surgeon and played golf almost every day. Somedays he was called in but not most

 

[bebella24]

Hello, I am in love with golf. Which specialty will allow enough time for me to continue playing? Thanks!

derm

 

[virilep]

Hello, I am in love with golf. Which specialty will allow enough time for me to continue playing? Thanks!

any one as long as you want to make "less" money. if you open up your own practice, you dictate what days you work..... i'm still a little sore from yesterday. did a bucket worth of balls.. trying to get that driver down.

 

[Shredder]

derm

derm

 

[synapse]

derm

i thought derm was primarily dominated by women..
not as many women play golf.

 

[nicholasblonde]

i thought derm was primarily dominated by women..
not as many women play golf.

DERM or Radiology...Also try ER b/c u have tons of flexibility in when you work--ie you can work 4 or 5 days on then 4 or 5 days off...Derm is probably the most coin relative to the stress level/workload...which is prob why it's one of the most competitive residencies---of course is ur doing medicine just for the money and time off for golf u might just consdier selling insurance--you'll make more lifetime earnings, have less stress, and have tons of time for golf once your client base is established! Also try dentistry if u want to golf

 

[GreekIsleSunset]

No...I definitely am compelled to a career where what I do makes a difference. Occupations whose sole existence is to make money do not attract me. I just know from the beginning that I cannot handle 80-100hr weeks, regardless of income. I actually value free time over money, so it seems like establishing a private practice or joining a physician's group is the best bet! Thanks.

 

[patzan]

The ROAD to happiness:

Radiology
Ophthalmology
Anesthesiology
Dermatology

 

[Law2Doc]

Hello, I am in love with golf. Which specialty will allow enough time for me to continue playing? Thanks!

If you arent totally sold on the premed thing, most of the dentists I know seem to not have to work a full 5 days a week, and play quite a bit of golf. Commercial bankers are also notorious for making it regularly to early tee times, but their incomes often aren't so stellar. In medicine, I suspect any of the above mentioned so called "lifestyle" specialties are still going to require you to kill yourself with long hours and awesome academic performance for years before you get to the point where the schedule gets easy (so best to plan on the senior tour if you go that route).

 

[virilep]

If you arent totally sold on the premed thing, most of the dentists I know seem to not have to work a full 5 days a week, and play quite a bit of golf. Commercial bankers are also notorious for making it regularly to early tee times, but their incomes often aren't so stellar. In medicine, I suspect any of the above mentioned so called "lifestyle" specialties are still going to require you to kill yourself with long hours and awesome academic performance for years before you get to the point where the schedule gets easy (so best to plan on the senior tour if you go that route).

Okay.... I have a question for all you people that have said derm, rads, or etc.


are any of you familiar with the lives of other docs or even those? I mean, I'm basically questioning you authority on the subject. We've heard a lot of things about different specialties but we don't know for a fact that derm is the best for golf. for example. my derm doc hasn't had a week day off for 7 years. so there's an example. let's hear it?

 

[spotdiagnostics]

Hello, I am in love with golf. Which specialty will allow enough time for me to continue playing? Thanks!

Dentistry
EM
Anesthesia
PMR
Psychiatry
Rad Onc

Example: Anesthesia
Friends Dad. Ethnicity: Jew. Age: late 40s. Salary $300,000+. 12 weeks vacation. Works 3 days a week. Group.

Example: Neurology
Friends Dad. Ethnicity: Indian. Age: mid 50s. Salary $400,000+. 3 weeks vacation. Works 4 days a week. Private Practice.

Example: Interventional Radiology / CT Surgery
Former boss. Ethnicity: White. Age: 40s?. Salary ?. Vacation. none.


Moral of the story. Often, you can make your own hours as a physician. # hours determines your salary.

 

[lfesiam]

i'm going to be a surgeon... sigh, i hate thread like this...if you want to go into a certain field, don't do it for the lifestyle/money! but everyone is entitle to their own opinion 👍

 

[spotdiagnostics]

i'm going to be a surgeon... sigh, i hate thread like this...if you want to go into a certain field, don't do it for the lifestyle/money! but everyone is entitle to their own opinion 👍

" Lifestyle means nothing!" 🙄

 

[Law2Doc]

Okay.... I have a question for all you people that have said derm, rads, or etc.


are any of you familiar with the lives of other docs or even those? I mean, I'm basically questioning you authority on the subject. We've heard a lot of things about different specialties but we don't know for a fact that derm is the best for golf. for example. my derm doc hasn't had a week day off for 7 years. so there's an example. let's hear it?

Most of the so called "lifestyle" specialties require a lot of work in the early years, but can be made less hour intensive later down the road (but as you see from your derm this is optional, and how hard you work probably depends on what income you are satisfied with). But it's really not by accident that doctors with small children sometimes gravitate toward derm due to the more flexible family friendly schedules. Also, a smaller percentage of derm patients (as opposed to other specialties) have imminent lifethreatening illnesses, so there are fewer late night call requirements, I would think. But I would still advise the OP that if he wants a less time demanding golf friendly career, medicine isn't the right path.

 

[Law2Doc]

Example: Anesthesia
Friends Dad. Ethnicity: Jew. Age: late 40s. Salary $300,000+. 12 weeks vacation. Works 3 days a week. Group.

Example: Neurology
Friends Dad. Ethnicity: Indian. Age: mid 50s. Salary $400,000+. 3 weeks vacation. Works 4 days a week. Private Practice.

Example: Interventional Radiology / CT Surgery
Former boss. Ethnicity: White. Age: 40s?. Salary ?. Vacation. none.


Moral of the story. Often, you can make your own hours as a physician. # hours determines your salary.

While you probably didn't mean anything by it, it is troubling that in your post you are distinguishing religions as "ethnicities". White includes a gamut of religions, including probably your friends dad.

 

[SpyPuts]

Actually, those 3 terms can all be used to denote an ethnicity. 1 of them can also describe a religious group.

 

[spotdiagnostics]

While you probably didn't mean anything by it, it is troubling that in your post you are distinguishing religions as "ethnicities". White includes a gamut of religions, including probably your friends dad.

easy, lawyer. you say that in my post, i am distinguishing religions as "ethnicities". you then proceed to say that "whitey" includes a gamut of religions. Noone argues that "white" is an ethnicity. However, some would say that "Jews" are not an ethnicity. So, why didnt you just call me out on distinguishing Jews as an ethnic and / or religious group, instead of giving me a lawyer two step shuffle.



fyi, heres chill pill to end all conspiracies:
http://www.google.com/explanation.html

 

[Rolandicfissure]

However, some would say that "Jews" are not an ethnicity. [/url]

Most people educated on the subject would tell you that an interesting aspect of the Jewish people is that we can be argued to be both a race and a nation (Israel) in addition to being a faith.

I was also interested at, but not offended by, your distinction.

B'Shalom

 

[Shredder]

Okay.... I have a question for all you people that have said derm, rads, or etc.


are any of you familiar with the lives of other docs or even those? I mean, I'm basically questioning you authority on the subject. We've heard a lot of things about different specialties but we don't know for a fact that derm is the best for golf. for example. my derm doc hasn't had a week day off for 7 years. so there's an example. let's hear it?

eh, i know of some derms who work 8-5 or 8-4 mon-thurs. thats why it is unquestionably the most competitive specialty

 

[criminallyinane]

Okay.... I have a question for all you people that have said derm, rads, or etc.


are any of you familiar with the lives of other docs or even those? I mean, I'm basically questioning you authority on the subject. We've heard a lot of things about different specialties but we don't know for a fact that derm is the best for golf. for example. my derm doc hasn't had a week day off for 7 years. so there's an example. let's hear it?

That's his *choice*. He could easily pull down enough to make an excellent living working 3.5 days a week. He chooses not to. For pediatricians and internists, that choice may not be as accessible, since those specialties pay far, far less.

 

[BigRedPingpong]

Dentistry
EM
Anesthesia
PMR
Psychiatry
Rad Onc

Example: Anesthesia
Friends Dad. Ethnicity: Jew. Age: late 40s. Salary $300,000+. 12 weeks vacation. Works 3 days a week. Group.

Example: Neurology
Friends Dad. Ethnicity: Indian. Age: mid 50s. Salary $400,000+. 3 weeks vacation. Works 4 days a week. Private Practice.

Example: Interventional Radiology / CT Surgery
Former boss. Ethnicity: White. Age: 40s?. Salary ?. Vacation. none.


Moral of the story. Often, you can make your own hours as a physician. # hours determines your salary.

I call bullShlt on the 400k+ making neurologist

 

[Rolandicfissure]

I call bullShlt on the 400k+ making neurologist

It's a stretch, but not impossible.

I am always amused by people who cite salary figures framed like this: "my best friend's mother/father is a ________ who makes $_______ /year."