Lvl3sonly Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 On 6/18/2019 at 2:22 PM, cleanup said: Well, it's not like the medical job market is that great (especially these days); it's exceedingly competitive. Never mind just trying to get into a radiology programme, but being competitive for jobs in a saturated market like the GTA is not easy. You really have to be at the top of your game and have good connections; you're competing with the best of the best. Comparatively, it's much easier to get to where I am, and I do well above average for a typical Toronto-area general practice associate. Obviously I'm not an expert but I have many friends in medicine and it's only certain surgical specialists that have a hard time finding jobs. Getting into radiology actually isn't that hard. The year I graduated from dental school, my friends in med school were going through their match and that year there were more radiology residency spots than there were applicants who ranked radiology #1. The only really competitive specialties in medicine are derm, ophtho and plastics. Those specialties are where even if you are a superstar you might not match. Even so, you still have ~50% chance of matching. I think if you're not gunning for one of those 3, everything else is a pretty realistic option for you to match. I make a well above average income for a dentist myself but I'm 4 hours from a big city. I would be taking a sizable paycut if I were to come back to the city. In medicine, even family doctors can easily make 250 in the city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaxon Posted June 20, 2019 Report Share Posted June 20, 2019 I’m curious to know how the hours and pay of specialists stack up. I’m guessing it varies depending on the speciality. Would they be working roughly the same as a generalist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti_Dentite Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 8 hours ago, Chaxon said: I’m curious to know how the hours and pay of specialists stack up. I’m guessing it varies depending on the speciality. Would they be working roughly the same as a generalist? https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.saskdocs.ca/web_files/trends&ved=2ahUKEwjnv_KPqPniAhWGmuAKHVBTCTUQFjAAegQIBBAB&usg=AOvVaw120s9p6Wdl5Vj-2JoLuasP Page 68 has some comparisons. Keep in mind, that's payments received, most docs will still have some overhead. Chaxon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaxon Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 Thanks for the information. I was curious about dental specialties vs. general dentists though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofaden Posted July 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 Semi-random question: do associates not get paid vacation since they're paid via commission? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleanup Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 On 7/5/2019 at 7:27 PM, Sofaden said: Semi-random question: do associates not get paid vacation since they're paid via commission? Associates are typically contractors. So no. When you take time off to go on vacation, it's not just spending money on the vacation, it's also an opportunity cost due to lost income. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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