Jesse Troy
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I don't think that doctors are underpaid.
I think it's the whole insurance part that takes away a chunk of their salary that's the problem, and that is something the regular patient can't help.
Though I'm surprised that it takes so long to become a doctor where you're at.
I just looked up the university in my country, and it takes about 6-8 years to become a doctor+specialist.
I could be wrong, but that what is written on the brochure of the school.
And debt eats at salary.
You don't need to be pre med and have a residency?
Undergrad: 4
Med: 4
Residency/Fellowship: 6-8
Total: 14-16 years.
I want to be a surgeon so my residency is longer.
I would assume 6-8 years is just the pre med/med school.
I've looked up on a site (and a forum) on med school, the brochure of the university, and it gives about 12 years of college (depends of what you specialize in):
3 years of bachelor
3/4 years of master, which may or may not include residency (2 extra years of you have to do your residency separately of your masters)
6 years of specialization (depends on how well you work in the field).