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Originally Posted by kemarG
Does anyone know how competitive the orthopedics residencies are?
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I may be wrong... but I think it is the HARDEST residency to obtain as an IMG. Look at the AMA site, only like 2% of then are IMGs. More (higher percentage) IMGs get derm and radiology than ortho.
My best bud is an anesthesiologist... he says there is no reason every ortho shouldn't make at least 600K a year. The ones he works with make over a million a year. However.. saying that.. one he is really good friends with "only" made 420K last year. He ONLY does carpal tunnel related surgery. He also owns a private MRI center and made $480K from it last year.
Like posted above..they take care of themselves... keep the numbers low, so they are in demand.
I tell you what field I think will be making some money in the next 10 years...UROLOGY... I read that 68% of practicing urologist in the US were over 60 years old. The lowered the urology residency programs years ago and never really raised the levels back up. Hence, in the next 10 years, they will be losing almost a third of their doctors. With the baby boomers out there... there will be a HUGE demand for urologist. By this time all radiology and pathology will be outsourced to India.
Just my two cents..no.. sorry...
that was Canadian penny and a ball of lent...