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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have great flexibility and love my work but only get 60k. Good thing DH earns more. My DD is choosing not to pursue an MD for work life balance concerns, as well as the cost and length of med school. [/quote]

Doesn't it depend hugely on specialty?  My brother is a dermatologist that does mostly cosmetic work, all at his office, no hospital work. He has a great lifestyle. [/quote]

I have an MD.  I actually find that hospital work is more flexible than office work.  For example, this Saturday, my daughter has a piano recital at 11am, so I am available in an emergency, but otherwise, I won’t go in until noon to see my inpatients.  Plus no one expects to see “their” doctor in the hospital, so if I needed to find someone to cover for me, I could.

However, clinic is different.  My clinic is booked three months out with most people booking appointments 3-6 months in advance.  I didn’t know about the piano recital until 2 months in advance.  So, if I had clinic that day, I wouldn’t have been able to go.  
I can also leave the hospital if my kids are having an emergency and return later.  But if I have clinic, I have to walk out and tell people in the lobby that I can’t see them that day, and they will have to reschedule.  I have only done that twice.  Once because my nanny had to call 911 because my son was septic, and once because I had strep throat, couldn’t think straight, and started making a ton of mistakes.  I was afraid I would hurt someone.

I am surprised at people saying dentist.  That doesn’t seem like a career that would support being a primary caregiver to children.  Unless people are imaginj g that they would have a SAH spouse?

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