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0 pointsrayiner13y ago0 comments

I think a lot of ambitious people would rather get the top spot in medicine than hit a glass ceiling in engineering.

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angersock13y ago· 3 in thread

Which is a shame, because effort spent in medicine doesn't scale.

True, but the risk weighted return is quite good, at least for now. You won't make a billion dollars as a doctor, but your odds of pulling in $350k/year for 40 years is probably better than your odds of a $3-5m exit (two outcomes with similar present values), at least if you have the personality of a typical doctor.

kamaal13y ago

Very similar patterns of problems exist in every career. Grass always looks greener on the other end.

I'm sure a forum where your ordinary physicians socialize, its pretty common to regret their choice to not get into engineering.

Your everyday physician is probably stuck in a quick sand just 5 years into his career.

harryh13y ago

Tell that to Jonas Salk.

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