tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post3998278365966980300..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: The Cost of Our Medical Licensure ComplexDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-44962146363800173672011-08-20T09:06:51.676-05:002011-08-20T09:06:51.676-05:00With the cost bubble of higher education, only the...With the cost bubble of higher education, only the wealthy and a fortunate few top scholars will be able to attend professional schools. Some of us less academically endowed students who came from poorer backgrounds can deal with patients well and practice good medicine, but would be culled out by the exorbitant cost of medical education, today. It was difficult enough to see studentswhom we allTim Hulsey, MDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-69408278004566753402011-08-12T20:48:07.379-05:002011-08-12T20:48:07.379-05:00As a recent resident who forked over >$3000 for...As a recent resident who forked over >$3000 for two sets of boards a few months ago (why did I decide to be double-boarded?), I would like to point out that every penny that I make over my resident's salary in my "real job" will go toward paying my student loans. Good thing I didn't go into medicine to play golf and not work. Like most of us, all I want to do is take good Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-2861476753508229262011-08-11T07:46:50.321-05:002011-08-11T07:46:50.321-05:00Anonymous said...
"are those tax-deductible?&...Anonymous said...<br />"are those tax-deductible?" <br /><br />When you're in training, it's difficult to come up with that amount of cash. I don't think they are any more tax deductible than my textbooks were in medical school.<br /><br />"p.s. I don't think you live a life of leisure"<br /><br />But many people do.Tim Hulsey, MDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-14125891379753915522011-08-10T17:13:03.047-05:002011-08-10T17:13:03.047-05:00are those tax-deductible? p.s. I don't think ...are those tax-deductible? p.s. I don't think you live a life of leisureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-24580720200327995062011-08-10T07:37:48.216-05:002011-08-10T07:37:48.216-05:00"Oh, you rich doctors! Everybody knows you..."Oh, you rich doctors! Everybody knows you'll make a fortune and live a life of liesure, golfing three times a week with no headaches or concerns, sleeping like a baby, flowing through life on a slipstream of money! Quitcher bitchin'!" <br />No! Really! That's what many people think!Tim Hulsey, MDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-33716761846974347702011-08-09T23:34:13.208-05:002011-08-09T23:34:13.208-05:00cheaper than becoming a licensed architect. and an...cheaper than becoming a licensed architect. and an average architect pays a higher percentage of their yearly salary to student loan debt.davidhttp://redorangeorangeonred.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-58914250990813090612011-08-09T08:21:38.588-05:002011-08-09T08:21:38.588-05:00Seems to me the cost of your school tuition should...Seems to me the cost of your school tuition should cover the required USMLE tests, but then someone wouldn't get their cut.rlbateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.com