is the pay for an er doctor the same as a hematology doctor?

Question

im really interested in both...i done know which one to choose...can someone help...

Answer 1

ER physicians average around $225,000 in my area. Their work schedule consists of 3 12 hour shifts a week. So work 3 days, off 4. Some hospitals do 4 10 hour shifts, depends on the area/hospital.
Hematology, schooling is around 6 yrs versus 3 years for ER. My guess would be higher for hematology.
Keep this in mind, when you go to the ER, how many doctors are really old. It is rare to find an old ER doctor. They have some of the highest burn out rates. Yes it is exciting and many people think cool and a lot of glory, but doing that 10-15 years still can get old.
My 2 cents.

Answer 2

The pay may be fairly equal but the insurance rates differ as ER docs are at higher risks for lawsuits.
ER docs never know what is walking in the door. The constant vigilance is stressful. Add to that that as more and more people have no health insurance there are more people showing up in the ED for routine health care. You have to have $$ to walk into a private practice office. The ED staff will see and treat anyone. In the ED you will work nights, weekends, and holidays. An ED stressful, imagine that.
Hematology/Oncology is fairly predictable, though it does have it's exciting discoveries and outcomes. Do you really like hematology? Do you like treating people with chemotherapy? Mon-Fri, rounds and on-call?
Different worlds for sure.
Both are really great jobs. The choice is ultimately one that will shape the pattern of your life.
Choose what will make you happy. It'll be your job for a long time.

Answer 3

er doc...work 12-15 12 hour shifts a month, nights weekends & holidays, travel if you want (er is er all across the country) punch the clock and go to work, punch the clock and go home
get up to 300K a year + bennies (most make 150-250 including bennies) see a myriad of patients...bloody nose, ant bite, cold, fever, chest pain, heart attack, strike, beby delivery, dead people, gun shot wounds, lost arms.legs...
no worries about insurance, billing, can't pays....you draw a salary whether the hospital makes money or not...

haematology doctor.. M-F 6-6 (includes hospital rounds, you'll have call at night, some weekends off, 2 weeks vacation each year, all your folks die on you (if you are a haematologist...you'll most likely be an oncologist as well)
you'll have to worry about billing, insurances, people that can't pay their bills, hiring and firing staff...you'll need hospital rights...
i chose Emergency Medicine because of the flexibility and the excitement..
good luck (although...i wouldnt' do it again...)

Answer 4

i think hematology because its less hours for the salary .. er doctors have to put in many hours .. but you also might like the excitement

Answer 5

You could always ask a doctor this question.

I would think that is the same really.

It is better to work out which you are most intrested in.

Answer 6

In Australia, haematologists earn more.

ER work is lots of work for not as rewarding a salary. You'd have to be sort of dedicated.

Answer 7

You don't choose your specialty based on money.

You choose it based on what you love.

If what you love is money, consider becoming a lawyer instead of a doctor.

Answer 8

The same!
http://swz.salary.com/salarywizard/layoutscripts/swzl_compresult.asp?narrowcode=HC03&jobcode=HC07000054&metrocode=262&metro=Lincoln&state=Nebraska&geo=Lincoln,%20Nebraska&jobtitle=Physician%20-%20Hematology/Oncology&narrowdesc=Healthcare%20--%20Practitioners

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