Is Robert Center refusing to accept the realities facing today’s medical students? This comment summarizes the views of the medical student circa 2007:
I want my first year post-training salary to match my debt load (principle only). This means that I’m going to be looking for a salary of at least 180,000.Then, I’d like to have a life. I’d like to be free to enjoy a vacation or spend time with my family.
To do this, you cannot be in primary care. The hours are too long and the pay is too low.
Plenty of older physicians do not understand how much training has changed since theirs ended.
