priam

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by priam 9y ago
Yes - but they start accumulating wealth in their early 20s. That gives them at 10+ year head start on the average physician who finishes paying off their debts at ~35.
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by priam 9y ago
Software engineers aren't $200k+ in debt at 32 either. If you are an average salaried software engineer, you can accumulate more wealth than a doctor if you invest at recommended rates. The break even point is somewhere around 60-65 ye
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by priam 9y ago
Yes some drop out and residency positions go unfilled, but please see Figure 1! http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Main-Match-Re...
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by priam 9y ago
Residents have a limited ability to choose where they attend residency. The following shows the percentage of residency positions filled by speciality: http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Main
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by priam 9y ago
Reminds me of how software engineers just regurgitate what stack overflow says.
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by priam 9y ago
Additional residency spots are funded by other grants. The number of residency spots has increased, just not through medicare funding.
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by priam 9y ago
More students are accepted to medical school than there are residency spots available. See "Figure 1" http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Main-Match-Re...
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Ask HN: Which internet alternative is the most viable?
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by priam 9y ago
>>> "Also a 1200 person study isn't really enough to draw any major conclusions from." You can draw strong conclusions off of a smaller sample size. This study is not conclusive, and the sensationalized headlines are
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by priam 9y ago
It's a self-fulfilling prophecy study
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by priam 9y ago
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2047487317723212
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by priam 9y ago
My speculation is this is a way to make cuts without firing anyone
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by priam 10y ago
please lmk if you find it
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by priam 10y ago
The doodle Trump should be updated w/ gold colored drapes.
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by priam 10y ago
ty
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by priam 10y ago
Sources for each bullet point would be nice