ratatat Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 I've seen Nephs have average salaries of $500 K. Does dialysis pay that much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 I've seen Nephs have average salaries of $500 K. Does dialysis pay that much? Not salary - you mean billings(?). Ha - I have to eventually break everyone's thoughts of calling it salary as there really is a huge difference between billings and salary. and yeah it does let you bill quite a bit, and it is a high volume environment. However the entry into it rather restrictive - right now some nephrologists are doing extremely well, while others (typically the new guys) are under employed to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking1 Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 I too am interested in this topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wachaa Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 700k+ in Lower Mainland BC. Dialysis. You work more, you make more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 700k+ in Lower Mainland BC. Dialysis. You work more, you make more. well that is part of the issue You cannot work more until you have access to the dialysis unit as staff. As you can imagine they aren't exactly eager to extend access unnecessarily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chamilt Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 It's the Diabesity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holiday1001 Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 dialysis patients Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Beef Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 I am working with a nephrologist this summer and he seems well fed and happy ... must be billing 500k+ to be so joyful all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igeorgex Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 My experience: the specialties that can afford to feed students on a regular basis are the ones making the most $$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronjw Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 My experience: the specialties that can afford to feed students on a regular basis are the ones making the most $$$ Students get fed? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzle Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 It's unfortunate that some genuinely interesting specialities like nephrology are more competitive because the position is paid more. I wish the interesting specialities are paid less so that I can practice in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Stark Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Students get fed? Lol If you can call being provided with hospital cafeteria pizza getting "fed". Coincidentally, I'll be starting nephro wards tomorrow. It's an interesting specialty, to be sure, but you'll seldom find a specialty that is more about managing decline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratatat Posted July 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 If you can call being provided with hospital cafeteria pizza getting "fed". Coincidentally, I'll be starting nephro wards tomorrow. It's an interesting specialty, to be sure, but you'll seldom find a specialty that is more about managing decline. That's a true point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orcamute Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I hear the Nephrology Residency really filters out the good and the bad students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Stark Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I'm quite sure nephro programs aren't selecting any bad "students" for their subspecialty fellowships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 I'm quite sure nephro programs aren't selected any bad "students" to their subspecialty fellowships. ha - particularly since they have yet another 2 years at least post medical school for candidates to further differentiate themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLengr Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 If you can call being provided with hospital cafeteria pizza getting "fed". Coincidentally, I'll be starting nephro wards tomorrow. It's an interesting specialty, to be sure, but you'll seldom find a specialty that is more about managing decline. Vascular. Now those are some unhealthy people. Limbs literally rot off. Although, let's be honest, there is lots of overlap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Stark Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Hah. I'd love to find a vascular floor that didn't have half its patients consulted to nephro. Or at least half that weren't ALC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orcamute Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 I'm quite sure nephro programs aren't selecting any bad "students" for their subspecialty fellowships. That's because they "filter out" all the bad students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLengr Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Hah. I'd love to find a vascular floor that didn't have half its patients consulted to nephro. Or at least half that weren't ALC. I swear to God, every patient who came through vascular ended up with: ID consult Cardio consult Nephro consult Wound Care Consult PT/OT/Social Work consults That was the basic package. Sometimes they got extra. It got so bad, the ID resident knew me by the sound of my voice on the phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentopia11 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 That's because they "filter out" all the bad students. you're not allowed to intend puns on this part of the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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