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jimfields33

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8. I don't care. I want highly trained, highly paid doctors to work on me.

Reply to Doc Sportello (Reply #6)

Mon Aug 7, 2023, 09:03 AM

Aug 2023

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How much money do doctors really make and why is it such a lot? [View all] Zorro Aug 2023 OP

Correct. And in Britain's NHS I recall reading few make more than $500K bucolic_frolic Aug 2023 #1

The have highly specialized skills. BlueTsunami2018 Aug 2023 #2

Lot of professionals have "specialized skills" Doc Sportello Aug 2023 #6

I don't care. I want highly trained, highly paid doctors to work on me. jimfields33 Aug 2023 #8

You don't think being a brain surgeon is a little more highly specialized than being a plumber? BlueTsunami2018 Aug 2023 #10

What I want would be a highly trained aircraft mechanic, or pilot. LiberalArkie Aug 2023 #11

*snort* Brenda Aug 2023 #31

Gaslight much? Doc Sportello Aug 2023 #25

It does actually.. Many people aren't willing to go through the rigors (or are able) of med school Chakaconcarne Aug 2023 #12

Actually, it doesn't Doc Sportello Aug 2023 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Brenda Aug 2023 #33

My Primary Care Physician is only good for referrals to specialists. zanana1 Aug 2023 #28

Yes. Igel Aug 2023 #34

Obviously, you had a good GP. zanana1 Aug 2023 #38

Exactly right. Take Dentists and Ophthalmologists ... Brenda Aug 2023 #32

New Neurosurgeon salary is $900,000 a year. Dustlawyer Aug 2023 #26

My neurosurgeon is worth every penny of that, and more. Paladin Aug 2023 #29

Depends on the specialization. Igel Aug 2023 #35

The invisible hand slapping us about the face again. Blues Heron Aug 2023 #3

It's not usually the fault of the medical providers. Aristus Aug 2023 #19

I see big insurance and big pharma, and big hospital as the biggest probs Blues Heron Aug 2023 #22

In Tacoma, where I work, a large corporation owns three or four hospitals in town. Aristus Aug 2023 #23

These are averages. That means as many make much less as make much more. And those top Scrivener7 Aug 2023 #4

+1 LizBeth Aug 2023 #7

If men had babies obstetricians would be the highest paid of all doctors. CrispyQ Aug 2023 #14

I was a fly on the wall listening to Doc's and residents talk about $$$ mitch96 Aug 2023 #5

Paying off their student loans is a huge motive to specialize. Aristus Aug 2023 #20

"with the proviso that they work as a primary care provider " this is an EXCELlENT plan mitch96 Aug 2023 #21

That. Igel Aug 2023 #36

It's an average Docreed2003 Aug 2023 #9

Misleading ... obnoxiousdrunk Aug 2023 #13

most GP do not make that kind of money ... JT45242 Aug 2023 #15

How much do they deserve to make then? MichMan Aug 2023 #16

A friend who became a doctor said he never made so much money in his life, and never owed so much mo keithbvadu2 Aug 2023 #17

Who cares snowybirdie Aug 2023 #18

Forget the avereage, what's the median ? eppur_se_muova Aug 2023 #27

How much is it worth to save a patient's life? Midnight Writer Aug 2023 #30

Compare your gross and net incomes. Igel Aug 2023 #37