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Doctors are paid more in rural areas than in big cities, a reverse of most other professions.
by hakunin 10mo ago
Doctors are paid more in rural areas than in big cities, a reverse of most other professions.
- alistairSH 10mo agoHuh, true enough. I linked one summary. $200k urban vs $205k rural median offers to new doctors overall. But, in surgical practices, that flips well in favor of urban offers. But, that's just for new MDs. Career numbers skew even more to rural doctors https://resources.nejmcareercenter.org/article/demystifying-urban-versus-rural-physician-compensation/ https://resources.nejmcareercenter.org/article/demystifying-...
- flag_fagger 10mo agoI spoke to a doctor at a bar a couple years back and he was telling me apparently out in North Dakota you can get a $400k salary as a family doctor.
- hakunin 10mo agoYes, Montana too.
- taylodl 10mo agoAnd rural hospitals are shutting down because they can't sustain operations. US healthcare is collapsing before our very eyes.