Does every doctor feel a calling to a certain specialty? How much does money factor into the decision?
Medical student loans top hundreds of thousands of dollars, so it’s understandable that physicians may want to select a specialty that pays well.spoke to said they chose a specialty they were passionate about rather than focusing on going where more money was. Moreover, most advised young doctors to follow their hearts rather than their wallets.
"The short of it is that to become a happy doctor, medicine really needs to be a calling: a passion! There are far easier things to do to make money."The Lowest-Paying Subspecialty in a Low-Paying Specialtydelivery service in Sunnyvale, California, and clinical associate professor at Stanford University, Stanford, California, says you should pursue a specialty because you love the work.
Unfortunately, she says, since the healthcare system makes more money if you get pregnant, need a cardiac bypass, or need gastric surgery, those who deliver babies or do surgery get paid more than someone who prevents the need for those services.Stella Bard, MD, a rheumatologist in McKinney, Texas, says she eats, lives, and breathes rheumatology."I never regret the decision of choosing this specialty for a single second," says Bard.
She says it’s incredibly rewarding to watch someone turn their life around from severe mental illness, especially those who have been victimized and traumatized, and learn to trust people again.
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