I'm 1 year from partner on a 2 year track. Partners making very good money, not great. But, the lifestyle is pretty good and the environment is the friendliest I've been exposed to at this point. Better than that of med school and residency for sure. Retirement benefits for partners are very good. Some other nice perks as well. Very good relationships with the surgeons in a truly collegial environment. Some big cases, but mostly B&B. Some hearts and lung cases. Lots of vascular but not much open at all. OB is medium busy. Partners are good guys. My buy in is fair and I do not suspect any issues becoming partner. We all do it all, except for a couple that don't do hearts anymore.
I love my gig and feel very lucky to be earning what I earn. Yes, we work hard. Yes, there are lots of challenges to our career. But, it's still a very good gig. We are ACT but do our own cases every now and then. I have no plans on losing my skills and have been surprised at how easy it's been in the type of ACT model we have. We'll give breaks, and we also work with resident. Just took a new CA2 into the heart room yesterday. So, we keep up our skills and get that reward of doing as well as teaching.
There's no perfect gig. You can earn a very nice living. Keep your expenses reasonable and live within your means and you can have a very comfortable life with the ability to live well (not extravagant) and save for retirement, as well as having some nice things and going on some nice vacations. Driving a nice car etc......
I'm very happy so far. I think one's attitude is crucial in all of this. Try to keep a positive attitude and do well in your profession.
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Anesthesiologists, how are you now, in 2015?
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