<p>I know I might sound a bit shallow but I was wondering if all doctors of one specialty will eventually earn the same amount of money regardless of where they earned their MD.... and do doctors really earn as much as the internet sites say they do??? Also, how long would it take to become a cardiologist...not a cardiac surgeon...</p>
<p>Medical school "prestige" does not materially affect salary, but it is also not the case that all doctors earn the same amount within a field, since entrepreneurial skills, etc. all matter a great deal. Salary.com is likely a very good source. Cardiology is usually your 4 years of undergrad, 4 years of medical school, 3 years internal medicine residency, and 3 years cardiology fellowship. Further fellowships (usually 1-2 years) are not uncommon.</p>
<p>What about ObGyn?? How long would it take?</p>
<p>4 years of OB/GYN residency, and 2-3 years for most fellowships (Maternal-Fetal med, Gyn Oncology, Uro-gyn, or Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility)</p>
<p>Where you earned your MD really makes no differance in the real world. I know a prof of surgery at IVY who got his MD in Mexico (after being rejected at all US he applied to) and he is now chair of dept.</p>
<p>The "where" may affect where you do your residency and may affect where you work if you do academic medicine. But if you go into private practice, a MD from Granada is equal to a MD from Harvard.</p>