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So, let\u2019s talk about whether or not becoming a physician is still worth it in the year 2023 onwards\u2026

If you\u2019d be told that you\u2019d have to spend around $218,000 and about 10-11 years to become a physician\u2014not to mention the immense amount of stress, burnout, and lack of autonomy you\u2019d go through once you get in the field, would you be willing to take the leap to sign up for that job?

In a previous episode, we discussed how 1 in 4 US medical students consider quitting before they even become physicians. This is in relation to becoming extremely overwhelmed by concerns, such as but not limited to mental health and finances, so bad that most don\u2019t plan to treat patients anymore.

Having said that, it begs the natural question: in the year 2023, going into 2024, is being a physician still even worth it?

Join me in a two-part series as I give answers on both sides: yes, I still think being a physician is worth it; but also no, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s worth doing in the year 2023 and beyond.

Why you need to check this episode:

• Discover the reasons why a lot of people say \u201cI do not want to be a doctor\u201d and/or \u201cBeing a physician is not for me\u201d;
• Find out what kind of life and work people aspiring to become physicians are signing up for; and
• Understand why, for those reasons, being a physician is not worth it in the year 2023 onwards

\u201cNot having the autonomy to their own time and giving it to a system that does not love them back is a recipe to have people saying, \u2018I don\u2019t want to become a physician next year\u2026in five years\u2026in ten years.\u201d\u2013 Dr. Berry Pierre

Notable Quotes:

\u201cIt (the cost of going to medical school) is the reason why we have less and less people who want to obtain the right to call themselves a physician and more and more reasons why pre-med students are not choosing this profession to be the one that they ride off until the sunset with.\u201d \u2013 Dr. Berry Pierre

\u201cThe lengthy time of training has really caused a lot of people to say, \u2018You know what? I do not want to be a doctor.\u2019\u201d \u2013 Dr. Berry Pierre

\u201cTechnology is good; I\u2019m not ever going to say technology is 100% bad. But technology is a big reason why physicians are staying away from the field of medicine and why pre-meds and students are saying, \u2018That is not for me\u2019.\u201d \u2013 Dr. Berry Pierre

\u201cEvery time you take less and less, guess who makes more? The insurance companies.\u201d \u2013 Dr. Berry Pierre

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