Comment on Third of medical students plan to quit NHS within two years of graduating
bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 1 year agoIt’s a disaster. We’re brain draining poor countries of doctors and nurses whilst ours are off to Canada and elsewhere.
tal@kbin.social 1 year ago
UK general practitioner:
https://www.payscale.com/research/UK/Job=General_Practitioner/Salary
($81,152.5)
Australia general practitioner:
https://www.payscale.com/research/AU/Job=General_Practitioner/Salary
($85,934.08)
Canada general practitioner:
https://www.payscale.com/research/CA/Job=General_Practitioner/Salary
($109,072.3)
US general practitioner:
https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=General_Practitioner/Salary
UK surgeon:
https://www.payscale.com/research/UK/Job=Surgeon/Salary
($90,581.25)
Australia Surgeon:
https://www.payscale.com/research/AU/Job=Surgeon/Salary
($140,800)
Canada surgeon:
https://www.payscale.com/research/CA/Job=Surgeon/Salary
($136,160)
US surgeon:
https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Surgeon/Salary
tal@kbin.social 1 year ago
Note that payscale.com just measures salary; it doesn't include other forms of compensation, taxation, cost of living, public services provided with that taxation, etc. So there are some additional modifiers.
merridew@feddit.uk 1 year ago
Yes, US salaries always look misleadingly high without taking the insurance situation into account.
snooggums@kbin.social 1 year ago
US salaries don't take the cost of education into account either. Most doctors are paying a hefty amount to student loans for decades on top of the malpractice insurance and other costs to practicing medicine.
Plus the absolutely ridiculous work hours. I assume other countries also have long hours, but doubt they are to the same extent as US doctors.
danielquinn@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
That sort of data makes a lot more sense in a table: