Prestige of Lawyer vs Physician

Considering the definition of prestige: widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or something on the basis of a perception of their achievements or quality.

It almost laughable to thing lawyer.

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08/09/2014 07:49

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Thing=think

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08/09/2014 10:18

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Anonymous

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a former BigLaw lawyer, from a top ranked law school. My good friend is an ER doctor, from a middle-ranked school.

I am blown out with respect for her. She actually can make a real difference--a life and death difference, and does all the time.

I'm almost 50 and so are many of my friends, so a common theme is: "I am entering into the second half of my life. I want to leave the planet a better place. (Besides raising good kids) What can I do to make difference?"

My doctor friend does not have to mull over this one.

I vote doctor.

You mean she is great at consults? ER docs don't deal with life and death. They exist to turf patients.

PP here. I don't get your meaning. She's often dealing with life/death situations.

No, ER docs don't. They are glorified primary care, except worse, because all they do is consult other services. Least prestigious in medicine.

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08/09/2014 10:34

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Anonymous wrote:How is a pediatrician making 80k more prestigious than a big law partner?

Money doesn't equal prestige or respect. Plenty of lawyers make 80k or less a year. Plenty of doctors make Big Law money.

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08/09/2014 10:35

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Anonymous

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a former BigLaw lawyer, from a top ranked law school. My good friend is an ER doctor, from a middle-ranked school.

I am blown out with respect for her. She actually can make a real difference--a life and death difference, and does all the time.

I'm almost 50 and so are many of my friends, so a common theme is: "I am entering into the second half of my life. I want to leave the planet a better place. (Besides raising good kids) What can I do to make difference?"

My doctor friend does not have to mull over this one.

I vote doctor.

You mean she is great at consults? ER docs don't deal with life and death. They exist to turf patients.

PP here. I don't get your meaning. She's often dealing with life/death situations.

No, ER docs don't. They are glorified primary care, except worse, because all they do is consult other services. Least prestigious in medicine.

Except when they aren't and they are saving your bacon while the surgeon/cardiologist/stroke specialist gets out of bed, gets in the car, and drives in to see you.

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08/09/2014 10:55

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Anonymous

if you are comparing profession to profession, doctors win hands down. as others have pointed out, any jackass with a pulse can get into an ABA-accredited law school. you can't throw a rock without hitting some washed-up 110 IQ rumped suit shitlawyer scraping by on 30-40k. not so with doctors.

sure, you can compare a pediatrician making 100k with a partner at cravath who makes 5 million, but if we are talking about which profession as a whole is more prestigious, medicine by a mile.

(if it matters, i am a lawyer).

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08/09/2014 11:00

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Anonymous

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a former BigLaw lawyer, from a top ranked law school. My good friend is an ER doctor, from a middle-ranked school.

I am blown out with respect for her. She actually can make a real difference--a life and death difference, and does all the time.

I'm almost 50 and so are many of my friends, so a common theme is: "I am entering into the second half of my life. I want to leave the planet a better place. (Besides raising good kids) What can I do to make difference?"

My doctor friend does not have to mull over this one.

I vote doctor.

You mean she is great at consults? ER docs don't deal with life and death. They exist to turf patients.

PP here. I don't get your meaning. She's often dealing with life/death situations.

No, ER docs don't. They are glorified primary care, except worse, because all they do is consult other services. Least prestigious in medicine.

Except when they aren't and they are saving your bacon while the surgeon/cardiologist/stroke specialist gets out of bed, gets in the car, and drives in to see you.