Every Wednesday I would do a primary care shift from 1pm-5pm downstairs in the Internal Medicine clinics before starting my urgent care shift. Each half day I would be scheduled with 10 patients and almost always run over. It was like swimming through mud. I never felt satisfied. Never felt like I accomplished anything for […]
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October 2006, I started moonlighting as soon as that medical license arrived in the mail. My net income earned since then is $1.6M and the income kept has only been $500k. This was a good practice for me to realize how much effort I’ve put over the years. Looking back at all the shit I’ve […]
It’s the beginning of the year so career questions are common dilemmas to ponder. The question of PA or MD as a medical career option comes up enough times that I will address it here. For the purists, I refer to physician with MD and so both MD and DO’s are included. Actually, I recently heard a […]
Many non-healthcare professionals these days work as independent contractors. They choose this because it allows them more job mobility, independence, and often higher tax savings. Engineers, consultants, information technology experts, and even some lawyers. In medicine, an independent contractor is often referred to as a per diem. I won’t explain the terminology further since it’s not […]
My Path and Plan Towards Completing My Career As An Urgent Care Physician And Retiring By Age 41 2009: Making some decent cash… I was in my chief year of residency making a W2 income of 43k/yr. I made an additional 142k of 1099 income. I ended up owing only 32k in taxes, that’s the […]