medguy5367 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 You cannot have both prestige and lifestyle (unless of course you become famous in your field). The reason: Prestige in the public's eye is a direct RESULT of how "severe" the medical situation is... A neurosurgeon has prestige, but that is BECAUSE he's called at night to get his ass to the hospital and save someone's life. A dermatologist has zero prestige, largely because they almost never deal with high-pressure situations or overnight call. Hope that explains it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obi Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 pres·tige/presˈtēZH/Noun: 1) Respect and admiration felt for someone or something on the basis of their achievements or quality. 2) Denoting something that arouses such respect or admiration. Teenager with social-life ruining skin condition. You the dermatologist fix it. Activate feelings of respect and admiration. Collect exorbitant OHIP payment. Go home at 4pm in your Black BMW 750Li. Have wild sex with your partner. Prestige and lifestyle. Done. I dont know why this thread still exists let alone 27 pages later. But huzzah to whoever made it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xkittens Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 You cannot have both prestige and lifestyle (unless of course you become famous in your field). The reason: Prestige in the public's eye is a direct RESULT of how "severe" the medical situation is... A neurosurgeon has prestige, but that is BECAUSE he's called at night to get his ass to the hospital and save someone's life. A dermatologist has zero prestige, largely because they almost never deal with high-pressure situations or overnight call. Hope that explains it! huh? I'd say EM doctors deal with severe situations and work in high pressure situations and people don't seem to view them as prestigious. Most people I talk to think EM specialists are family doctors (no offence to the family docs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 i remember doing some consult psych on the neurosurg unit and the guys were on 1 in 2 call, unofficially. i really respect neurosurgeons, neurosurg and er are apples and oranges in terms of how much of yourself you devote yourself to medicine huh? I'd say EM doctors deal with severe situations and work in high pressure situations and people don't seem to view them as prestigious. Most people I talk to think EM specialists are family doctors (no offence to the family docs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desiree Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 After reading this thread i found one good thing about medical school taking so many years. At least in this way it repels shallow people like you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medigeek Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 After reading this thread i found one good thing about medical school taking so many years. At least in this way it repels shallow people like you. cool starry bra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixFlare500 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 cool starry bra Someone was telling me this evening about how they couldn't see stars where they came from. Conversation never headed towards cold undergarments though. But man cold undergarments are uncomfortable, let me tell you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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