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i know most doctors make about 200k a year
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<p>It varies quite a bit depending on the specialty.</p>
<p>Also, keep in mind that you are looking at earning potential at least 10 years out by the time that one finishes med school and residency requirements and if one opts for a fellowship it could be longer. Some of the surgical residencies with a fellowship thrown in could mean that one is looking at 12 years.</p>
<p>With the healthcare environment in a state of flux, what a physician's compensation would be more than a decade out, is anyone's guess. I have heard that in CA, where managed care pretty much saturates the market there have actually been cases of physicians being laid off! I don't know if this is just an isolated incident - and the person, in question, landed another job fairly quickly.</p>
<p>I said that compensation varies by specialty and so $200K cannot be assumed to be a given.</p>
<p>We are also looking at compensation projections over 10 years from now. So, a lot can change in that time frame. Finally, I mentioned an anecdotal example of a situation that I know of in CA - made it clear that it may well be isolated - and even stated that the person found a job right away. </p>
<p>Given that I intend becoming a physician, I was not knocking the profession or its likely potential in the future. But things have been changing for quite a while when it comes to health care reimbursement - ask any physician especially in an area where managed care has made major inroads.</p>
<p>money should not be the biggest concern... of course everyone wants to be well off and such, but think about what a doctor's job really is.. your primary concern should be the patients... i'd value that over my salary... i'm not saying we don't deserve a good amount of money, we should as our job is very demanding, but i would not become a doc just to get 200k.. that's not what i'm mainly interested in
and that's not why i chose a ba/md program</p>
<p>completely agree mistaippa but money does play a small factor like u said because ofcourse if your going to help everyone else, you want to be atleast well off yourself</p>
<p>and hydrogen3k - the difference between hpme and the nj med school is great because of how good the medical schools are. some say that all med schools are equal and they are all good but the truth is if you went to feinberg, as long as you didnt mess up, you would get a better residency position than youd get from graduating from nj med school - i am saying this after lookiung at the nj med school residency match list, i posted a link to this site before. The difference between the two is not only the money but the place you'll get your residency. When you are a doctor it doesn't really matter what med school you went to but where u did ur residency is the most important for getting a job and you will get a better residency most likely from feinberg. i hope that was clear.</p>
<p>Mistaippa,
I think you misunderstood what I said. "More money," meaning the cost of attending Feinberg. I don't really care how much I make afterwards - it should just be enough to live comfortably and pay back any loans.</p>
<p>I got mine with my admission packet. When did you fill out the FAFSA and CSS PROFILE? I guess it depends when you completed each. I CSS in December and FAFSA in January.</p>