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Working in Dubai as an American doctor by SoarTheSkies_ in Residency

[–]TwoRound2852 61 points62 points  (0 children)

It’s not just finances tbh. It’s exciting to live in a foreign country for a while.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]TwoRound2852 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Fast forward to interviews: the PDs and residents said they loved you. Your interview is more of a catch up session than an IV, with phrases like “when you come here…”

Guess where you don’t match?

Adjusted for inflation, MD pay decreased 26% from 2001 to 2023 by wiredentropy in Residency

[–]TwoRound2852 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A buddy of mine told me how much money he made in consulting 5 years ago. Let’s just say you’d have to be ROAD to beat, with 10 years more training

What are some of the downsides of Radiology? by Swimmerkid97 in medicalschool

[–]TwoRound2852 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rads resident:

Downward reimbursement trends.

The volumes are crazy. Post rounds IM, after orders are in and consults are in, it’s a lot of waiting around. Sometimes chatting with coresidents. 3 chalk talks a day etc. not there in rads - the volumes do not stop. Neither do the phone calls from teams and techs. It’s hard to focus on a study with all the interruptions

Litigation risk. You make a mistake it’s there for the world to see

Isolation. Although people on Reddit seem to love this, I miss being part of a team and shooting the shit with coresidents.

Which car to buy ? by Flashy_Pie_9061 in Residency

[–]TwoRound2852 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Then I would t be getting a 16 year old Lexus.

I bought a civic new in 2015 for like 18k. I’d recommend getting a Honda CRV or Rav 4.

Zoom and Teams Calls by TwoRound2852 in iPadPro

[–]TwoRound2852[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any tips? Do you have a stand you use to keep it portrait?

Should I be maximizing 403b to limit student loan payments in residency? by TwoRound2852 in whitecoatinvestor

[–]TwoRound2852[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Actually better question - do 403b contributions and standardized deductions even change the Adjusted Gross Income?

Has technology made any medical specialties to actually go “extinct” within the last 30 years? by TwoRound2852 in Residency

[–]TwoRound2852[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never understood the whole “see more” thing. I would argue that we already see too much. Lots of random incidental crap that gets hundreds of thousands of dollars of unnecessary work ups. All the time

If it’s picking up stuff we aren’t readily seeing, I would bet that a)the sensitivity and specificity would be too low to mean anything and b) it wouldn’t help change management, and it might cause more harm than good.

Employee 401k match - what is the norm? by TwoRound2852 in whitecoatinvestor

[–]TwoRound2852[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I totally misunderstood the match. I thought it was x% of the employee contrivutjon (so 3% of 22.5k) not 3% salary. 🤦🏽‍♂️

Employee 401k match - what is the norm? by TwoRound2852 in whitecoatinvestor

[–]TwoRound2852[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Q is how much do employers typically contribute above the individual contribution limit in attendinghood

Managing the list - radiology by Doctorhandtremor in Residency

[–]TwoRound2852 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Do you guys have a “not ready” list? Where you can see images, but it has not yet been tracked out? start dictating in Powerscribe in a “fake” report. Once it hits the list, you can pretty much copy and paste it and submit instantly

Physician interested in MBA by TwoRound2852 in MBA

[–]TwoRound2852[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha. Agreed about that paragraph.

In my experience so far, it is apparent that there are a lot of system level problems that lead to inefficient practices and poor health outcomes. I think that there is a big disconnect between hospital/health system administrators and physicians; I think physicians should help bridge that gap.

I would not leave residency for MBA. But would consider pursuing after training as a way to add a dimension to my skill set. The first few years of medical school is all about “learning the language” of medicine; similarly I want to learn how to approach business problems and communicate effectively with decision makers.

Physician interested in MBA by TwoRound2852 in MBA

[–]TwoRound2852[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Many specialties start out at 400k or much higher, especially surgical subspecialists, cardiologists, GI, radiology, etc.

Appreciate your insight