Considering looking into FAP during residency if they even need pathologists, but need to know the difference in pay once you finish your training.  When the recruiters visited they didn't know any helpful numbers since the schedule is so complicated.  Thx.
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Depends on Rank.  Unlike the civilian world the military has clinical Pathologists that are not Medical Doctors and are commissioned as Lt's.  These people would not necessarily recieve professional pay like the Doctors do.  Physicians are rountinely commisioned as Capts but I have seen them come into Active Mil Service all the way up to the rank of Lt Col.  \n\nPay is based on pay grade and time of service.  Pro Pay is based on medical specialty. (used for retention).\n\nThe Doctors do well financially.
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sub,\n\nGood for you, man.  I served eight years active duty with the Navy, and am a drilling reservist.  I want to thank you for considering this and all others out there who volunteer to do a tough job to keep this nation strong.  Please disregard the crass, un-intelligent responses herein...at least you're keeping an open mind, looking into things and not bad-mouthing things you know nothing about.\n\nAs far as pay is concerned, I saw a link to a "dot-mil" site which probably will take you to a enlisted and officer's current pay scale.  Please note that you'll get a housing allowance, which is scaled according to an average of homes and apartments for rent in the area where you are stationed.  You'll also get separate rations, which is a fixed rate according to rank, and other allowances for different things.  You'll only pay income taxes on your base pay, and that's all that's reported.\n\nYou and your family will get commissary and exchange privileges, which may save you some money.  Full medical and dental coverage for all members of your family, and a lot of installations have day care facilities, should you need one.  There's more that I can't think of right now...a lot of responses here are right-on.\n\nGood luck.
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Varied depending on training vs degree, locale, and hospital vs family practice. I would say 35,000 to 65,000. All in all a good profession choice from people I have met.
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I'm not one, but I've heard it takes lots of hard work and studying to become one.  They also make TONS of money but remember, it's your responsibility to make sure people wake up after surgery, so it may be a stressful job.  Good luck.
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My daughter finished the program 2 years ago.  She had no trouble finding work...she was hired at the hospital where she interned.\n\nShe did work very hard to complete the program.  It was very intense!\n\nOne thing she did, and I would recommend to prepare is, she took a course in medical terminology at a junior college.\n\nBest of luck!
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I'm looking into joining CityYear, acctually, I applied, and my first interview is on Tuesday. So, I can answer most of your questions. Some, or most, of the people live with their parents, or someone close by, which would be free rent, which is what I will be doing. There are some that move away for their year of service, which is what the stepind is for. It is acctually very doable to live on 175 dollars a week, You just have to budget well. They'll help you out, by setting you up with room mates, and helping you look for an apartment. They strongly suggest four people to a two bedroom apartment and in walking distance (or in an area with public transportation). They don't have any sort of dorms on any of their sites. Although, in the near furtute the Boston site will have dorms. With the 175 a week you won't be able to go out to the movies every week, or anything, but it's do able, and you'll still have spending money. You mentioned you live in that area. I suggest you do what I'm doing. I applied to my nearest site, so I can stay with my parents, and I'm going to direct deposit my stipend into an account for college, and I'll move my hours and keep my part time job later at night. (Most students either go to school or have a part time job after City Year, you just have to make sure it never cuts into your commitment.) So, no, you wouldn't have to leave work, but you may need to change your hours to gaurtee you won't be working before 6:30 PM. They also have decent health care and dental care. but they even told me on the phone, if you can stay with your parents, and on their insurance, it will be better. I can't think of anything else I should tell you, feel free to email me.\nOh, and good luck on your essays, I spent a month doing mine, writing them, they red pening them, then writing them again...
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I will pass on some advice I was given just a few years ago when I went to nursing school and had children in aprox. the same grades:  Chef Boyardee and Franco American are fantastic cooks!!!  Believe me, my kids hate the stuff now but we existed on it for the 2 years I was in the program. You will NEED to set up some time for yourself to study. What I did was set a bedtime 7:30 and all the time up until that was for me and the kids. After they went to bed I cracked my books, sometimes I could crack them while they were up but I never retained what I read. Don't be afraid to ask for help is also very important. Kentucky had some childcare grants---FREE that allowed me to afford childcare for those times when school was cancelled or had a half day. You can get some tips by getting in contact with the nursing dept. at the school you plan on attending and find out if such a program exists in your state. You are also better off getting the basic req.s out of the way first. You won't have time if they throw in some community service or clinicals after class. The hours are never what they tell you they are going to be. I also used multi colored pens to rewrite my notes at the end of the day so that important info stuck out.
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The only way to answer this question is through experience.  I recommend volunteering with your family doctor or at a local emergency room.  Becoming a physician is very hard, and takes years and years of committment, blood, sweat and tears in addition to money.  \n\nGetting into medical school is difficult, requiring an individual to excel in many science courses and do well on a very difficult exam - the MCAT.  Many of one's college friends will be having fun while the student must study.\n\nMedical school itself is also very difficult, requiring a great deal of studying and personal sacrifice.  The exams are rigorous and the pace is fast during the first two years.  During the last two years one must go through a blinding array of rotations to learn the basics on the fly.\n\nBut the most difficult part follows medical school.  Residency is specialized training lasting from 3-7 years where one may find themself working days on end without a break.  Residents can put in up to 80 hours - or more - in a week and teeter on the brink of exhaustion, with no break in sight for YEARS.\n\nEven once one is a true, board certified physician, the fun doesn't end.  One must repay debts of potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars while struggling to pay skyrocketing malpractice insurance premiums and receiving less and less for their services due to managed care.\n\nOh, yeah, and imagine trying to do all this stuff while trying to foster a marraige and raise a family.\n\nBut, if it is your calling, saving and improving the lives of people is the most rewarding endeavor one can undertake.  The only way one can find out is to see it firsthand.
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I would recommend a state or county jobs. Sounds boring huh. But these jobs have  excellent benefits. You can start as a clerk or office assistant, since you have typing skills. And then later on maybe you can continue school. They usually have programs for people who want to continue their education. The program I was in was called "20/20 program". Which ment I had to go to  school for 20hrs/wk. and go to jobsite for 20hrs./wk. But still get paid full time. It's cool. It got me through college.
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You have to look at how long it takes the physician to fill out the insurance forms. I have seen it an hour to complete forms for claims or for authorization. The physician usually has to pull the patient's chart, review the entire history (which some patients have charts that are 2-3 inches thick), and the physician must be familiar with what procedures and/or medications have been tried for a patient's treatment. So, where does the physician "schedule" this form into his day? During office hours? He has to see patients during office hours. He could do it on lunch. Oh, yea, he is returning calls to patients, reviewing lab tests, calling or making rounds at the hospital during lunch. Before hours? That is usually the first round of hospital rounding... After office hours? He is most likely returning all of the patient's phone calls. Plus, the insurance company isn't open before and after office hours, so if he has a question on the form, he just has to wait til 8:00 next morning... Wow! No wonder the doctors are so busy! And don't forget all those other insurance forms that only take about 5 minutes to fill out.... what if they have 20 forms for the 20-30 patients they see in a day... and the hospital patients.... Whew! Glad I am not a physician! I wouldn't have the stamina!
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Here is a good website that provides information on MEDICAL BILLING/CLAIMS EXAMINING/PATIENT ACCOUNTING :\n\nhttp://healthcarejobs.org/updts.htm\n\nThe article on the website covers:\nIntroduction \nOccupation List \nNature of Work \nWorking Condition \nJob Outlook & Employment \nTraining & Other Qualifications \nEarnings \nResources \n\nEARNINGS\nThese fields have a wage range between $8-$10 an hour to start and up to $30-$40 an hour for years of experience and responsibility.\n_____________-\n\nI had a friend who was interested in Medical billing and coding. The schooling was several thousand dollars US and the jobs in the area were paying only $8 per hour.  She went into another career field that paid more.\nI have heard it is one of the hot jobs, or in demand jobs.\n\nI hope you get many replys to your question.
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My husband just graduated from pharmacy school in May.  School was pretty hard, he had to study A LOT.  I think in the long run its really worth it though.  The pay is pretty nice once you're finished with it all.  Just remember, being a pharmacist isn't always about working retail (Walgreens).  There are plenty of hospital jobs out there where you deal with patients on a daily basis.  My husband meets one on one with patients daily and loves everything about it.  He would never say that his job is boring.  I do have friends that work retail though and they also really like that.  They do complain though that sometimes they feel like they're not using their education fully.
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My lot really does pay, I made .07 yesterday for answering a few questions. You can check that you don't want to be shown adult content because sometimes some raunchy stuff does appear.  You can opt out of that.  It really pays albeit rather slowly.
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One of my friends had similar problems like you, and he spoke to the dean of University of Texas Medical Branch. Her response was that each case is an individual based decision, based on how its related to the medical field and what your age was etc.etc. So if I were you, I would contact the school before you apply, and ask about their policy and opinion.
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It depends on where you are at. I know someone that does it for about $45 a week around here but I have heard that in PA they pay as much as $135 per week.  Just call your local plasma center and ask them what the pay rate is. Good luck. Oh, and make sure you start really hydrating yourself the day before. And eat really healthy. It helps a lot with how you feel afterward.
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Go to your local pharmacy and ask to do a job shadow.  That is where you watch what they do for a day.  A lot of places will let you do this.  I am a Certified and licensed Pharmacy Technician.  I went to school for 18 months, and did an internship at a hospital and retail pharmacy setting.  They are so desparate for pharmacists some even help pay for college.  Or 'grow their own' to keep up with the demand for skilled pharmacists.  If you do decide to go into pharmacy, look for a pharmacy that does compounding.  It is very interesting to watch them make ointments, capsules, suppositories ect.  To be honest I dont really like pharmacy that much because it's too chaotic.  I would have liked it better if I could be in the compounding room actually making the drugs.  Remember...COMPOUNDING PHARMACY!  Also, retail pharmacy is more chaoctic than a hospital setting.
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These are surveys, so they are going to give you a range. But physician compensation is highly variable. A good deal depends on area of the country they practice in. Some have high pay, but very high malpractice premiums. Also, how doctors are "paid" really varies by the type of practice. i.e. solo practitioner, group practice, employed (like Kaiser), etc. They can have a base salary (which may be what is reported in these surveys) but they can have teaching stipends, risk pools, incentives, etc. \n\nHere in  northern California, orthopedists and neurosurgeons seem to command the highest compensation.\n\nSurveys are a good place to start, but don't tell the whole story. \n\nBut if you're going for radiology, become an interventionalist--they rake in the dough, like $250-300k depending on experience.