Is it hard being a doctor?

Answer 1

Yes, kiss your free time goodbye. Well, at least for a medical doctor.

Answer 2

It is very hard to become a doctor, you have to have perfect grades in pre-med courses in college (a lot of biology, anatomy, physiology, organic chemistry, etc), but medical school itself is said to not be too hard. Residency training is very difficult; after you have graduated medical school you intern and learn medicine under supervision. The hours are famous for being horrible.

But once that is completed, you are free as a doctor to pretty much be your own boss. You do not have to specialize in an area with a lot of sick people. You could be a cosmetic surgeon, for example. Obstetrics is usually a very happy and rewarding specialty. There is a special place in heaven for doctors and nurses who specialize in caring for the sick and dying.

Answer 3

Malpractice insurance has skyrocketed in the wake of many lawsuits aimed at specific physicians, hospitals, and the field of medicine in general. Distraught families no longer blame God or fate for the death or disability of loved ones, they blame the doctors who treat them. As in any profession, there are certainly some who deserve such blame. However, careful, caring physicians are more and more often finding themselves fighting legal battles for their right to continue practicing. In what other profession can a simple mistake cost a life? Doctors are not heartless, their failures weigh heavily on them. Yet neither are they perfect, and often we expect too much from them.

Today you may find an Ophthalmologist selling cars, or a Neurologist writing textbooks. Hardest hit may be the specialty of OB/GYN, whose malpractice insurance can be upwards of $200,000 per year. Many good doctors are leaving the profession, citing rising malpractice costs and a lack of respect from their patients. Pressure from powerful HMO's and the public to keep costs to a minimum is greatly decreasing the earning potential of solo practitioners. Consequently they must work longer hours and see more patients to make ends meet. One Family Practice physician recently complained that her net take-home pay after all expenses (including malpractice and student loans) is approximately $37,000 per year. Less than her husband's salary as a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy. You find many doctors leaving their practices for jobs with pharmaceutical companies, hospital administration, and research. Positions with high salaries, better work hours, and less stress.

Answer 4

I have worked in many doctors offices. And yes it can be. They sometimes do not get a lunch break, cause office ours are all day long. Or they are in surgery for hours on end. And when they are on call..they have to drop everything and handle the patients needs. Its a 24/7 job.

Answer 5

Oh yes. You hardly see people when they are in good mood or doing well. They just complain to you and expect you to fix it.

Not to mention the hours of study, the calls in the middle of the night if you are a shrink or surgeon, and the constant schooling to stay up on the latest breakthroughs/technology.

It's hard.

Answer 6

It takes alot of studying. Each bone has about 50 different parts and names for each one. You will be in school for a long time.

Answer 7

yes it is, its hard dealing with sick people all of the time

Answer 8

work is worship.decide ur field and work to ur utmost satisfaction ok!!!!!!!!

Answer 9

I think so.

Answer 10

no