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Doc Sportello

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24. Actually, it doesn't

Reply to Chakaconcarne (Reply #12)

Mon Aug 7, 2023, 12:18 PM

Aug 2023

It's kind of silly actually to think that the pay has anything to do with going through medical school. It is the way it is because of the reasons I listed. Also, many people don't know what it's like to go through becoming many different professions. It has nothing to do with why doctor's salaries are so high.

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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