The death of primary care: The numbers tell it all

Kevin,

I’m getting sick of your physician ENVY. Why do you begrudge cardiology and other specialties their salary?

Average years training for primary care: 7

Average years training for cardiology : 10-11 (at least for general cardiology)

Average years of training for dermatology: 8 (not including Moh’s or extended training)

How about instead of trying to knock down other physicians you try to raise yourself up. You are the problem right now, not the solution. I know you only link sites, but you have been linking this same point for the entire summer each day!

Anon 2:12–it would be great if Family Medicine docs could average $200K+ on a realistic work week….it would certainly entice the smart med students who really want to do it.

Cardiologists work much harder than who? Pulmonary medicine? Nephrologists? Please. They have higher liability, thats the most important point.

I thin Kevin is more pointing to the fact that specialist pay goes up, and primary care goes down. They arent rising at the same clip. And the procedure driven RVU system (which is set BY specialists) drags money away from PC docs who dont do procedures. He’s not saying Caridlogists and specialists shouldnt make more.