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“Cardiac surgery residents spend an average 10 years after medical school pursuing training for the specialized field, whose practitioners earn a median income of $419,980, Salary.com says.”
Remember that the next time you hear whining about being “killed” or “forced out of practice.”
I would NEVER consider a career as a cardiac surgeon if all I could anticipate earning was $419K after 10 years of post-medical school training. Frankly this is chicken-feed considering what is involved. There is an old joke about the divorce rate among cardiac surgery fellows being greater than 100% as they typically go through more than one marriage during their training. And can you imagine the ongoing interest on medical school loans, and opportunity cost relative to other careers. I would HAVE to anticipate compensation of AT LEAST $1.5 million/year to remotely consider such a career. This may be difficult for some to understand, but this is the truth.
Sorry… No 1.5 million and no 400K. Under Hillary care these thieves should be getting 100K.
….Only if you are willing to take $4,000. We can simply devalue our currency and lop a zero off everyone’s income. By the way, calm down before you give yourself a heart attack. You won’t even be able to find a plumber to help you if you are correct.
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