I am going to medical school

I am going to medical school because....

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[fandanstan]

I know right? People should not become doctors for the pay.

[aaahhhhaaaahhhh]

Who cares you become a doctor for the love of helping people not for money.

[Casbelu]

@wooball7 I think you misunderstood me. I was saying that most doctors do NOT do it for the money. They are vastly underpaid, but the PERCEPTION is that doctors are money seeking egomanics. I wish people understood how much doctors (most) really do just want to help people. I think we are on the same page, my comment just came off wrong I guess. Again, best of luck with Med school Where you going?

[Casbelu]

Oh, and surgeons work so much because they are work-a-holics, not because the surgeries are so long. Most surgeries are like 45 minutes to an hour and a half, unless you get into CT surgery, vascular, plastics, etc. And again, I'm all in favor of doctors making money, my entire point is that they don't make enough given what they put into it. And going to make even less with Obamacare :). Read more closely next time! lol. Good luck with Med school to you and your brother!

[Casbelu]

@wooball7 My point was simply that people think doctors are these egotistical, money hungry people. And 90% of them are not. I love what I do, because I love helping people. But the misperception of doctors being materialistic drives me crazy (yes, some are). When patients make remarks like, "What would you know, you drive a porsche", only to inform them you drive a civic, and they call you a liar--that is frustrating. That's all I'm saying :).

[Casbelu]

@wooball7 lol. Ok, you and your brother are "becoming" doctors. I am a doctor. And I'm telling you that if your smart enough to be a doctor, you could make a lot more money doing something else. Doctors are not going to starve, but when you graduate with 200,000 in debt, and your making 200,000 a year (that's walking away with 100,000 after taxes, and closer to like 80,000 after malpractice insurance), you'll start to realize that it isn't worth it UNLESS you love what you do.

[mznaija23]

Everyone cannot become a firefighter, police or lawyer because different personalities and interests would clash with those professions no matter how much a person desires to "help people." I find that interesting that you , as a "pre-med," question the authenticity of others but good luck on finding your reason. I respect all the other professions but I personally prefer saving a life by treating the illness rather than shooting one person for the sake of saving another like a cop could

[Casbelu]

I think it is so sad that people think doctors go to school for money. Every doctor I know drives a car worth less than 20,000 and works a minimum of 60 hours a week (unless they are surgeons then more like 80) (and that is AFTER residency. So, invest 4 years in medical school, paying 60,000 per year, then work 4-6 years as a resident, working 80-120 hrs/wk making 40,000 a year (that's 7.70 per hour btw), then after that decade spend 1 more paying off your debt.

[touchinpun]

@MSArcilla, I agree 100% but remember, on a deserted Island, even a doctor cannot do much without the technological advances we have made and equipment we use today in our hospitals. 

[touchinpun]

I love when people who want to become doctors say, "I wan to help people, thats why I want to be doctor" ...really?? because firefighters help people, police help people, lawyers help people, i can go on and on. So why do you really want to be a doctor? I myself am a pre-med student, and when people ask me that question I still do not have a good answer...but I know I would do it for free for the rest of my life. Even if I don't become a doctor, I can and will help in so many other ways...

[JiRocket]

@aaahhhhaaaahhhh

agreed there are really much better opportunities for making money, but being a physician is rewarding in its own way that no other careers offer. =)!!