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  • Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View Post
    It's right up there with dermatology and the rest of the "surgery" specialties. They all pay extremely well, even compared to some of the organ specialties, thus the competition. If you're a cutter, and a GOOD cutter, you can really clean up.
    In This case the poor guy is doing a fellowship at USC for sports medicine,then hopes to go home to Seattle to practice

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    • Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View Post
      It's right up there with dermatology and the rest of the "surgery" specialties. They all pay extremely well, even compared to some of the organ specialties, thus the competition. If you're a cutter, and a GOOD cutter, you can really clean up.
      Wait, you aren't confusing orthopedic surgeons with dermatologists, right?

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      • Originally posted by dxmnkd316 View Post
        My brother said that's one of the most competitive residencies to get into.
        It is a super difficult residency...as my cousin found out five years ago when he got matched with his program...but he got matched

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        • Re: The PPACA Thread Part IV - Repeal & Replace, or Something...

          My brother got matched right back with Minnesota's peds. He's in a weird program where he's been in residency for a few months now despite graduating today. It's a pilot program but he's made us all proud.

          I'm guessing he's going to end up in pediatric cardiology since that's what he wants to specialize in. But secretly, with his master's in public health and MD, he's either going to run a department or a hospital some day.
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          • Re: The PPACA Thread Part IV - Repeal & Replace, or Something...

            Originally posted by dxmnkd316 View Post
            Off topic (kind of):
            I graduated B. Ch. E from Minnesota ten years ago today. I entered the job market on the cusp of the greatest economic turndowns since the 30s and a time of great uncertainty.

            Today my brother graduated from med school (Minnesota) in a time of great uncertainty for the medical industry. We have no idea what is going to happen or how this is going to play over the next year. Funny how life works sometimes.

            Here's to him and the medical profession.


            Huh, I thought he graduated like a year or two ago...
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            • Re: The PPACA Thread Part IV - Repeal & Replace, or Something...

              I mean, he kind of did. He's piloting a program where you complete med school when you complete your competencies instead of completing four years time.
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              • Re: The PPACA Thread Part IV - Repeal & Replace, or Something...

                Originally posted by Deutsche Gopher Fan View Post
                Wait, you aren't confusing orthopedic surgeons with dermatologists, right?
                No, I'm not. I'm saying that dermatology is a very competitive specialty, and that many dermatologists clean up as much as a general surgeon (think docs who do appendectomies, gastric bypasses, and such).

                I'm in no way insulting your relative. He's done more post-grad than my glorified MBA, "IT Management" ever will.
                Last edited by FadeToBlack&Gold; 05-06-2017, 12:55 AM.

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                • Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View Post
                  No, I'm not. I'm saying that dermatology is a very competitive specialty, and that many dermatologists clean up as much as a general surgeon (think docs who do appendectomies, gastric bypasses, and such).
                  Ah, makes sense.

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                  • Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View Post
                    It's right up there with dermatology and the rest of the "surgery" specialties. They all pay extremely well, even compared to some of the organ specialties, thus the competition. If you're a cutter, and a GOOD cutter, you can really clean up.
                    My son broke his femur skiing in January. All together it was around $35 K from ER admittance to going home. Over $10K of that was the fee for the pediatric orthopedic surgeon for a surgery that was 1-2 hours. No complaints though. He's not 100% yet, but is able to run now. The anesthesiologist made out pretty well too. He gets to go back in the fall to have the hardware taken out. I'm sure this will be considered a preexisting condition so it gives insurance companies another reason to **** him over when he is an adult on his own plan.

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                      Specialists make a ton of money. Family physicians not so much. That's wrong. No new ideas in Health Care. Until then we'll always pay the most and have the worst outcomes.
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                        I designed and teach an international health care systems course. In it I talk quite a bit about how the U.K. And similar nations don't pay their MDs as much as we do, but they also don't really pay much for med school.
                        In contrast, my family member has over 300k of debt racked up and he still has a year long fellowship to do. His loans will be higher than a Mortgage for years.
                        Last edited by Deutsche Gopher Fan; 05-06-2017, 02:16 PM.

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                        • Re: The PPACA Thread Part IV - Repeal & Replace, or Something...

                          "Nobody dies because they don’t have access to health care.” Congressman Raul Labrador of Idaho.

                          It's a shame the only way he ever loses re-election is if someone against him says something even worse to get cheers.
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                          • Originally posted by bronconick View Post
                            "Nobody dies because they don’t have access to health care.” Congressman Raul Labrador of Idaho.

                            It's a shame the only way he ever loses re-election is if someone against him says something even worse to get cheers.
                            Just head to an ER, he's right
                            a legend and an out of work bum look a lot alike, daddy.

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                            • Originally posted by BassAle View Post
                              My son broke his femur skiing in January. All together it was around $35 K from ER admittance to going home. Over $10K of that was the fee for the pediatric orthopedic surgeon for a surgery that was 1-2 hours. No complaints though. He's not 100% yet, but is able to run now. The anesthesiologist made out pretty well too. He gets to go back in the fall to have the hardware taken out. I'm sure this will be considered a preexisting condition so it gives insurance companies another reason to **** him over when he is an adult on his own plan.
                              At the end of the day this isn't an illness (thank god), but self destructive behavior.
                              Should Joe Iowa really be on the hook for this?
                              a legend and an out of work bum look a lot alike, daddy.

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                              • Originally posted by bronconick View Post
                                "Nobody dies because they don’t have access to health care.” Congressman Raul Labrador of Idaho.

                                It's a shame the only way he ever loses re-election is if someone against him says something even worse to get cheers.
                                Raul? Mexican invader!

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