Doctors!! i have a queston for you?
if you get paid based on your hours then how come surgeon get more money than another physicians?
are you allowed to treat your own family members and if not then why?
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i heard that in medical school you get same type of information no matter what you want to be then do you have to do study in residency too? or you just have to follow your adviser? is there gonna be another exam in residency?
Answer:
Pay depends on the type of speciality you are in. If you are in private practice you receive re-imburisments from insurance companies (or if they do not have insurance you receive payment from the customer). If you work in a hospital you are generally salary based.
Medical school is the same for every single doctor attending that school. Residency programs are designed for specialization of programs. As a physician you are ALWAYS studying. You study for your qualification exams (USMLE exams) you study for your board exams, you study for your CME courses, and you have to renew your state license (often requires an examination) periodically.
are you serious??
Typical blonde questions.
Jessica. sigh. I am shaking my head, but will answer anyway.
There are different practice models, but the usual way to get paid is to be reimbursed by insurance companies. Medical billing is a complicated topic that is out of the scope of this question. Short version - no matter what you charge, you have to accept what the insurers pay, even if that is less than what it costs you to perform the service.
Surgeons are paid more because (1) they work more (2) they have more training (3) they take more risks
We are "allowed" to treat our family, and for minor stuff, that's OK. We cannot be paid by insurance for it, because of contractual reasons. For ethical reasons, we do not do anything major or invasive on family members, and we NEVER do anything with controlled substances and family members. The DEA doesn't like that.
As for studying, we do that FOR THE REST OF OUR CAREERS. It's called "continuing medical education" and it is required to maintain our licenses. After medical school, you are prepared to learn to work as a doctor. To actually be of any use, it requires an additional 3-7+ years of training.
We have exams all through medical school, then a big, three part medical board exam that everyone has to pass to get a license, and then each specialty has its own board exams. I had to take both written and oral exams to become board certified in anesthesiology.
Medical training is no picnic, but you'll do it if you really want to be a doctor.
shallow questions. i can see you will go far.
No offense, but I sure as hell would not want to have you as my doctor.
I agree with Pangolin.
You need to do some serious research yourself to see if you want to be a doctor. It is a committment that is hard to get out once you are in it. It is costly - medical school tuition alone is at least $10000 per year, plus books, equipments, as well as boarding/food, and extra expenses. I would suggest for you to go volunteer in a hospital or work at a doctor's office to see if this is for you.
There will be plenty of studying and testing throughout your career. You will have 2 tests in medical schools - USMLE Part 1 and 2, followed by part 3 while in residency. After that, you will have board exam for your specialty, which usually have to be renewed every 7-10 years. Like Pangolin said, there is CME - Continuing Medical Education - and you will need at least 24-30 hours of class per year, plus all of the reading to keep up with the latest and the greatest in your field. If you don't keep up, your patients will not want to see you - who wants to see a doctor who rely on old knowledge?
As for payment, that is not the main consideration to be a doctor. If you are a good doctor, you will be paid fine - plenty of patients will want to see you, and you will do plenty of procedures or whatever else you need to make money. Payment system is also changing at this point that, by the time you finish all of your training, it may very well be very different.
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