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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. My argument is as follows-

JD is more intellectual than MD
JD has much higher salary potential
JD is much more versatile - the prestige speaks for itself in many industries 
JD ceiling is higher - Supreme Court justices have no medical counterpart near as prestigious 
JDs in big law get car service, catered lunches, and suits - MDs have cabs/trains, cafeteria, and scrubs 
JDs are sole in their ability to practice law - MDs have DO and foreign competition 
JDs charge by hour - MDs have to deal with government dictated reimbursements

How are docs more prestigious?[/quote]

[b]Med school is much harder. And the average doctor is much smarter/has higher quantifiable characteristics than the average lawyer (like SAT scores). [/b]

I was a biglaw lawyer. My husband is a doctor. People are/were much more impressed by him than they are with me (and we went to similarly ranked programs). [/quote]

This.

And (rightly or [b]wrongly[/b]) medicine is perceived to be a more altruistic profession, which ups the prestige level.  [/quote]

So many doctors with terrible bedside manner are in it for the money. [/quote]

I actually haven't seen much of this from the many doctors I know. Many do have terrible bedside manners, but the vast majority seem to be very interested in their specialty. They might be arrogant pricks, but it usually isn't over money; it is usually out of a sense of being able to fix things that others cannot or their hyper-focus on their field. I know far more people who went to law school in the hopes of making a lot of money. For med school, most seemed genuinely interested in medicine/science (which may or may not translate to being a doctor who is good with patients).

Also, almost anyone can go to law school. It takes almost not planning/training. Not so for med school. [/quote]

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