<p>Dina4119,</p>
<p>If I was a primary care provider, like a GP or a pediatrician, that might be ok, but I would not choose an intensive specialty like neurosurgery or orthopedic surgery for $80k a year. If a surgeon worked 100 hours a week for 50 weeks a year, this would make 80k go to $15 per hour or less. I also think it would be extremely difficult to pay back student/med school loans with that income, and it would raise serious ethical questions about the under-valuing of highly educated people.</p>
<p>But you do make a very good point though, perhaps i will consider MD/MBA programs for a different route in a medicine career.</p>