Comments on: Non-clinical physician job starting salaries http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/07/nonclinical-physician-job-starting-salaries.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Alinahttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/07/nonclinical-physician-job-starting-salaries.html#comment-139305 Alina Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:01:19 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=45136#comment-139305 Why do people chose to go into medicine in the first place? Is it really for money or prestige alone? If you look at it this way, one could go work for WallStreet, do us all a favor and leave room for people who truly have a calling for this profession.I wonder when enough is enough, especially considering that overall, the care we receive in the US is way below the par compared to that of many other countries around the world.Can we focus on quality for a change? Why do people chose to go into medicine in the first place? Is it really for money or prestige alone? If you look at it this way, one could go work for WallStreet, do us all a favor and leave room for people who truly have a calling for this profession.

I wonder when enough is enough, especially considering that overall, the care we receive in the US is way below the par compared to that of many other countries around the world.

Can we focus on quality for a change?

]]> By: debrahttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/07/nonclinical-physician-job-starting-salaries.html#comment-139299 debra Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:18:45 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=45136#comment-139299 Not surprising that physicians lack negotiation skills, I must have missed that lecture in med school. Those of us in primary care have learned to accept less for medical appointments than services provided at the local spa, massage, hair coloring, pedicures etc.... Not surprising that physicians lack negotiation skills, I must have missed that lecture in med school. Those of us in primary care have learned to accept less for medical appointments than services provided at the local spa, massage, hair coloring, pedicures etc….

]]> By: IVF-MDhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/07/nonclinical-physician-job-starting-salaries.html#comment-139293 IVF-MD Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:59:32 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=45136#comment-139293 You probably know this already, but there is a company that regularly sends out brochures pitching their meeting which is a whole 2-day seminar on Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians. Maybe I'm imagining it, but the brochure seems thicker lately and the mailings more frequent. I don't have the details because I threw it away, but I recall it was in Chicago in September because I toyed with the idea of going just to visit my old college town. You probably know this already, but there is a company that regularly sends out brochures pitching their meeting which is a whole 2-day seminar on Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians. Maybe I’m imagining it, but the brochure seems thicker lately and the mailings more frequent. I don’t have the details because I threw it away, but I recall it was in Chicago in September because I toyed with the idea of going just to visit my old college town.

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