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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think a lot of you are completely missing the opportunity cost to go into these different specialties. My wife is a liver/kidney/pancreas transplant surgeon and did 4 years of med school, 7 years of general surgery residency (5 years + 2 research years), and a 2 year transplant specific fellowship. 13 years after graduation with 9 of those years being paid very little.

Trust me, she would have made far more in other fields with how intelligent/driven she is, but she actually values helping her patients over $$$. This is just one example, but how is this worse than some random overworked investment banker or lawyer?[/quote]

Agree. Nobody is upset that Lawyers make a ton of money?

My dh is a physician—we are still in a lot of debt and live a moderate lifestyle, especially compared to what I hear on this board. 
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The vast majority of lawyers do not make a ton of money and still go into debt.  Biglaw is not the norm.  Public defenders do not even crack $100k most of the time.[/quote]

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