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The status you speak of for physicians in general is derived from saving lives - generally thought to be pretty honorable. Also, doctors who work in more rural
by prklmn 10y ago
The status you speak of for physicians in general is derived from saving lives - generally thought to be pretty honorable. Also, doctors who work in more rural areas are trending towards making more than those in cities and already do make more when cost of living is accounted for.
- coredog64 10y agoNot going to say a dermatologist or podiatrist can't save lives, but I think they get most of the respect granted doctors who do without the same effect on society.
- digler999 10y agoMy pet peeve is the "cosmetic surgeon", making obscene amounts of money and wasting valuable medical resources to pursue a practice of enabling vanity.
- JoeAltmaier 10y agoPublic Health doctors get the least respect/money? And arguable do the most societal good of all, essentially saving all of us from epidemics etc.