Nice. Don't even know you man, but I'm proud. Seriously, you can benfit all of mankind with enough study and work in the medical field. It's truly a job worth the title. With real meaning.
Thanks guys! You do two years of what amounts to basic science--gross anatomy, basic biochemistry, and focused looks at each individual system of the body. From year three and four you do clinical rotations, where you get a taste of different disciplines. For me I have internal medicine, general surgery, OB/GYN, pediatrics, and neurology/psychiatry. There's also built in time for electives like additional clinical rotations either at SLU or other medical schools and research.
What I ultimately go into would depend a lot on my rotations and how I like each of them, but right now I'm leaning towards some surgical field, as I like to work with my hands, and I liked my observational internship in the OR more than anywhere else.
And after the 4 years of med school he will have a 1 year internship (where you are sometimes worked 120 hours a week for what amounts to minimum wage or less) and then 3-6 years of residency depending on specialty!
YOu know when I was younger I thought I wanted to be a phyciatrest...Would have been a long hard road to greatness though..I wish you sir goodluck....Wherever you end up hopefully your still a 4g63 guy. Probly get alot of buisness like that.. And all of us need doctors so I'm glad I met a future DR. Romeen!!!
I have a credit card/phone bill that I pay in full every month, and a "few" thousand in student loans. So, I have no idea
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I guess.
$180K invested in your early twenties would retire you with a million by fifty.
I guess people who go to doctors need them, though.
Definitely one way of looking at it!
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And after the 4 years of med school he will have a 1 year internship (where you are sometimes worked 120 hours a week for what amounts to minimum wage or less) and then 3-6 years of residency depending on specialty!
But it does eventually pay off.
Congratulations Tom.
That number has been significantly decreased--hours average in the mid 40's (dermatology and the more "cushy" fields) to 70's (any surgery), with pay ranging from mid 30's to mid 50's (family practice--surgical). Then again, who knows what the field will be like 5 years from now when I'm actually interviewing for residencies.
