2006-09-07 23:13:25 · 9 answers · asked by buji ph 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
3 years on the way, it often feels draining, it is a battered life im living. but trust me, it feels so good. . .
2006-09-08 13:15:24 · update #1
If what you do is important to you and you have a passion for what you do in life then med school is a joy. If you are not certain then you may be in trouble. You can always drop out if it isn't for you. I know many people have and there is no shame, just debt.
You must realize that medical school is only a down payment. The real effort and sacrifice comes in residency where your life will no longer belong to you. You will be a slave to the hospital and those above you on the totem pole. The work will never end.
If you are after money, you can make more as a lawyer wth half the time in training. Nurse anesthetists make more than lots of general practitioners. Dentists don't need to do a residency and work 9-5 and are very well paid.
At the end of your life though, you will be your own judge for what you do with yourself. There is little justice in life, completing med school alone is worthless, it will not change who you are to begin with.
2006-09-09 07:03:10 · answer #1 · answered by John L 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am amused by these MDs complaining about how little they get paid. The average household income in the whole USA is $46k. No doctors are below average,
We had a protest here in our city a couple years ago where the MDs were complaining about all their money problems. A reporter and cameraman stood outside and when the meeting was over the docs drove out -- there was a whole string of top of the line BMWs, Mercedes, Cadillacs, Lexus, etc all in a row. They showed the film with a voice over of the docs complaining. hahahah! They didnt win too many points on that press conference.
2006-09-11 14:01:01 · answer #2 · answered by matt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you consider the following...
1. mal practice suits are climbing up in numbers year by year
2. insurance against mal practice is getting more expansive every year
3. increased dependence on machines and drugs. (Doctors these days can't do anything without MRI's, they need blood tests and X rays for everything..and all they do is prescribe drugs after drugs, until one of the formula works)
But, there is always a need for Doctors....and it is helping people...so depends...
2006-09-08 03:13:41 · answer #3 · answered by Dianna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL, I know exactly how you feel! I'm in med school too... It's like, you get a whipping every day, and it's hard as hell, and you can't sleep, and you can't seem to study enough... but you LOVE what you do and you couldn't see yourself doing anything else... Bring on the masochism!
2006-09-08 17:38:18 · answer #4 · answered by Heidi D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think we should ask this question from ourselves when we have PAIN somewhere in our body, certainly we will receive so clear &complet answer .yes for a Dr his job & his study,research & his personal life are mixed &are dependent to each other & this decreas his fee time , it isn,t comfortable BUT choosing any hard thing isn,t masochismic choice .[in addition this choice has so many wordly&moral benefites ]
2006-09-08 05:00:40 · answer #5 · answered by Z.E.R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it is the culmination of many hours of study and reward for accomplishment against stiff competition. The hours of study are not so different from college.
2006-09-08 03:20:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a lot of ways it is. but we are the type of people who would put ourselves through intense training no matter what our chosen field. We want to do it right, not half-assed.
2006-09-08 15:17:34 · answer #7 · answered by Pangolin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It certainly seems so right now, but the reward (which is definitely NOT the money) will be well worth it.
2006-09-08 10:31:37 · answer #8 · answered by J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but it hurts soooo good.
2006-09-08 01:09:31 · answer #9 · answered by thenightwalker13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋