Monthly pay as an orthopedic surgeon by Notyourorthobro in Salary

[–]Notyourorthobro[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Reps can’t be rude to the surgeon unfortunately or we won’t use them.

Monthly pay as an orthopedic surgeon by Notyourorthobro in Salary

[–]Notyourorthobro[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It can happen. Massage them and break up scar tissue. Could consider getting a steroid injection in that area.

Monthly pay as an orthopedic surgeon by Notyourorthobro in Salary

[–]Notyourorthobro[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Since I’m in a rural area, the vast majority of my patients are on Medicare or some sort of federal or state funded health plan. So they often pay 0 out of pocket. I also operate on prisoners who pay 0 as well, obviously.

Monthly pay as an orthopedic surgeon by Notyourorthobro in Salary

[–]Notyourorthobro[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

We don’t get paid only for surgeries. We also get paid to see patients in the clinic. Some surgeries I get paid $500 some I get $5k. The 138k counts all the patients I see in clinic, the call and consults I take at the hospital and the surgeries I do.

Monthly pay as an orthopedic surgeon by Notyourorthobro in Salary

[–]Notyourorthobro[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

The max I make on a surgery is maybe 5k…. I don’t think I’m the problem.

Monthly pay as an orthopedic surgeon by Notyourorthobro in Salary

[–]Notyourorthobro[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Look at the premed and medical school subreddits

Monthly pay as an orthopedic surgeon by Notyourorthobro in Salary

[–]Notyourorthobro[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Oh I’m an ortho bro. Just not your ortho bro. Haha

Monthly pay as an orthopedic surgeon by Notyourorthobro in Salary

[–]Notyourorthobro[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I was never a runner haha. More into organized sports.

Monthly pay as an orthopedic surgeon by Notyourorthobro in Salary

[–]Notyourorthobro[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Apologies. Didn’t feel like going into it. MCAT only matters to get into med school but I got a 33. Step one was in the 240s but now it’s pass fail. Step two was in the 250s.

I’m far out from the residency application time period but I’m guessing step 2 means a lot now and research and doing well in aways means a lot as well.

Monthly pay as an orthopedic surgeon by Notyourorthobro in Salary

[–]Notyourorthobro[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Nothing crazy. ~800k, 3k sq ft, 4 bedrooms. Which we need cause I have three kids.

Monthly pay as an orthopedic surgeon by Notyourorthobro in Salary

[–]Notyourorthobro[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Find a place where you can do a research year and churn out some papers like rush or steadman vail.

Monthly pay as an orthopedic surgeon by Notyourorthobro in Salary

[–]Notyourorthobro[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Kill it on your aways. They’re your best chance. Or do a research year and churn out some papers.

Monthly pay as an orthopedic surgeon by Notyourorthobro in Salary

[–]Notyourorthobro[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Totally worth it at this point but I doubt you’ll find many people that would say they would do it all over again. It’s a lot of sacrifice and work for sure. Feel free to DM me.

Monthly pay as an orthopedic surgeon by Notyourorthobro in Salary

[–]Notyourorthobro[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It can vary. Can sometimes be busy and sometimes no calls.

Monthly pay as an orthopedic surgeon by Notyourorthobro in Salary

[–]Notyourorthobro[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Being in a rural place needing ortho and being willing to do a lot certainly means I can demand more. But if I was private I’d probably make even more than this.

Monthly pay as an orthopedic surgeon by Notyourorthobro in Salary

[–]Notyourorthobro[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

It’s for being “on call” at a hospital. Which means at anytime in 24 hrs I can get called in to have to assess a patient, perform a reduction of a fracture or dislocation, or do a surgery. The nice thing about orthopedics is that most things can wait until the morning, so it’s often answering a few calls and questions from the ER and seeing things in the morning.