It has been an eventful summer. I went from signing up to be a junior infectious disease attending to two seasoned ID specialists to being the only infectious disease specialist upon my arrival. I am being bombarded with consults, requests for outpatient consults, requests to join countless committees, and “wouldn’t I take a quick look at […]
The Rash of Doctor Salary Posts from WSJ Health Blog
First, WSJ reported on the starting salaries of physicians and now they are reporting on the trend of increasing signing bonuses given to physicians. At first I was eager to learn how much physicians make (as I mentioned previously, medical students, residents, and fellows are often clueless about their future net-worth and either ballpark it […]
Why do Doctors Complain So Much When They Make So Much Money?”
That was one response to my post “WSJ: How much do rookie doctors make? The latest scorecard”. I of course cannot speak for all doctors. The MGMA survey reveals a range of median doctor starting salaries; from $132, 500 for a pediatrician to $605,000 for a neurosurgeon. I agree, I would be hard pressed to […]
WSJ: AMA Weighs Whether Docs Should Hang Up Their White Coats
Perusing the WSJ health blogs I came across this post: AMA Weighs Whether Docs Should Hang Up Their White Coats Apparently, one of the policy questions addressed at the recent annual AMA conference was whether doctors should forgo their white coats for infection control reasons. In Britain, ties, jewelry, and long sleeves have already been […]
WSJ: How Much Do Rookie Doctors Make? The Latest Scorecard
This headline was very catching as I wanted to know the answer myself. The truth is a lot of medical students, residents, and fellows don’t actually know how much their first real salary will be. We hear low numbers from our academic supervisors and for those of us in primary care we begin to wonder […]
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