Giving up academic career for Medicine: for money.

I love my subject. Nothing would make me happier than to conduct research about the inner workings of the human brain. But the thought of living on a "student" salary until I receive tenure, makes me cringe! I've recently started to consider taking up Medicine after I graduate purely for financial reasons - definitely wouldn't mind becoming a surgeon.

I know life isn't all about big bank accounts and sex and fast cars and big houses and model girlfriends and yachts and caribbean holidays and fast cars and model girlfriends. It's just that I've received none of my fathers wealth (parents divorced), and my mum comes from a poor background, so really, we've always had no money. And it really sucks, you know.

Yes, it is.

I love my subject. Nothing would make me happier than to conduct research about the inner workings of the human brain. But the thought of living on a "student" salary until I receive tenure, makes me cringe! I've recently started to consider taking up Medicine after I graduate purely for financial reasons - definitely wouldn't mind becoming a surgeon.

I know life isn't all about big bank accounts and sex and fast cars and big houses and model girlfriends and yachts and caribbean holidays and fast cars and model girlfriends. It's just that I've received none of my fathers wealth (parents divorced), and my mum comes from a poor background, so really, we've always had no money. And it really sucks, you know.

Medicine for the pay

You do realise as renal has pointed out in the other thread that as an F1 he earns the equivalent of £5.50/hr; less than bar work.
Becoming a surgeon is competitive, difficult and takes a long time.

Yes all Drs drive around in their Mercedes and spend the weekend on the golf course/on the yacht
Those at the very top of the pyramid might possibly but that's it.

Yes, I know, it is humourous. But since I'm only trained in the biological sciences, I have no other options.

He won't be making £5.50/hr for the rest of his life; just this year, whereas I may. Yes I know they don't all drive supercars and spend their time on yachts etc, but at least they live a very comfortable life, and have a very good profession.

Pssh, more like prescribing amoxicillin all day Nice resolve OP, I say do something that makes you happy...

You forgot 75mg aspirin

Are all jobs in your profession really paid that badly?

Neuroscientists in the pharmaceutical industry earn relatively the same as doctors. Although it's for a good cause, it's extremely boring research in the basement of a GlaxoSmithKline building somewhere. And to be honest, I'd rather have contact with the rest of civilisation.

So it isn't for the money then is it?

So it isn't for the money then is it?