FutureDoc6666 Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 How hard is it to become an interventional cardiologist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legume Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 pretty hard but you can pop 7 figures per year once you get there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandibular Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 not that hard actually. The hard part these days is to find a job. I met 2 hemodynamics fellows of will bw practicising cliniccal cardiology after their fellowship due to a lack of jobs in our province Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureDoc6666 Posted February 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 pretty hard but you can pop 7 figures per year once you get there Even in Canada? Can Canadian doctors who specialize make as much as those in the US? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futureGP Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 ull prob make a lot, in Canada more impt is about getting a job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxime Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 A lot of money in interventional cardiology (some may earn in the 7 figures, but the vast majority are in the upper 6 figures). Like it was mentioned however, there are no spots nationwide for "simple" interventionists. They often have to do extra training in valves, congenital or peripheral (on top of their cath fellowship) in order to land a position, often in academic centres. It's widely said and known that you need to have a promise to be hired BEFORE leaving for cath fellowship, or you might come back and not find a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medigeek Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Not to mention that cards is a brutal lifestyle, even with the seven fig income. The good ol' 80 hour weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 The good ol' 80 hour weeks? They are basically like old school cardiac surgeons. It is a tough life life - rewarding of course but tough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medigeek Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 They are basically like old school cardiac surgeons. It is a tough life life - rewarding of course but tough Yea you'd really have to enjoy that though. But when do you ever get to enjoy that money? Your ferrari will be collecting dust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 Yea you'd really have to enjoy that though.But when do you ever get to enjoy that money? Your ferrari will be collecting dust One of my favourite doctor jokes involves a poor desperately sick patient John who has only a 100 dollar bill left to his name that he needs to pay his rent when we gets out of the hospital - but they took all his clothes etc and he needs to hide this money from all the greedy doctors that would want to steal it, so he asks a caring nurse Sally how can he keep it safe. She says that is tricky and it depends on what doctors are coming to see him: John: first there is an orthopedic surgeon to fix my leg. Sally: that's easy - just stick in your chart - no ortho doc ever reads the chart! John: ok but first they want X-Rays and a radiologist to look at it. Sally: No worries, just tape it to your forehead, rads always avoid patients John: Wow! Ok, well next a cardiac surgeon will see me to fix my heart Sally: Oh just pay his kids a candy bar to look after it for a bit. He never sees his kids. John: Great! Next there is a that neuro surgeon looking at my thick head. Sally: Just give to one of his ex-wives to look after during the operation. They try to hold all of his money anyway. John: Awesome! Lastly there is this plastic surgeon to tidy everything up. Sally: oh john, I am so, so sorry - there no way to hide money from a plastic surgeon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medigeek Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 One of my favourite doctor jokes involves there poor desperately sick patient John who has only a 100 dollar bill left to his name that he needs to pay his rent when we gets out of the hospital - but they took all his clothes etc and he needs to hide this money from all the greedy doctors that would want to steal it, so he asks a caring nurse Sally how can he keep it safe. She says that is tricky and it depends on what doctors are coming to see him: John: first there is an orthopedic surgeon to fix my leg. Sally: that's easy - just stick in your chart - no ortho doc ever reads the chart! John: ok but first they want X-Rays and a radiologist to look at it. Sally: No worries, just tape it to your forehead, rads always avoid patients John: Wow! Ok, well next a cardiac surgeon will see me to fix my heart Sally: Oh just pays his kids a candy bar to look after it for a bit. He never sees his kids. John: Great! Next there is a that neuro surgeon looking at my thick head. Sally: Just give to one of his ex-wives to look after for a bit. They try to hold all of his money anyway. John: Awesome! Lastly there is this plastic surgeon to tidy everything up. Sally: oh john, I am so, so sorry - there no way to hide money from a plastic surgeon! lmao. this is golden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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