to be an ophthalmologist

JetX
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:29:07 +0000

why is opthalmology competitive? do you mean med schools produce many ophthalmologists (career-wise)? or do you mean people try to do opthalmology because it’s easier than other medical fields (academic-wise)?

does the profession really have less prestige than other physicians?

Bigredmed, can you break down the 12 years? I’m guessing 4 ug + 4 grad + 4 residency?