Re: alternatives to medical practice
From: Steve & Eryl Raymond (eryl@intekom.co.za)
Tue Aug 5 23:32:08 2003
There are many places in the world where you can practice medicine
without the fear of litigation. South Africa and Africa in general are
severely short of doctors and specialists in particular. Of course some
of these countries can be classified as so "Third World" as to be not
worth considering unless you have a "missionary" bent, but the option of
leaving America might be seen by some as being a "missionary" anyway.
Anyone seriously considering the possibility only has to email me and I
will show you into the right direction.
Steve
Gail Waldby wrote:
> Richard, excellent question. I think the AMA still has a booklet on
> options, but I don't think it is very helpful. Some possibilities are:
> 1) mystery writer
> 2) novel writer
> 3) non-fiction writer (topics??)
> 4) expert witness which could become less feasible if the malpractice
> crisis is solved and which is also less feasible if you aren't
> practicing medicine
> 5) come to South Dakota with some of the lowest malpractice premiums
> in the nation
> 6) work for the Public health service or Indian health service or a
> very large VA with a large number of female veterans
> 7) volunteer services in India or Alaska or Bangaladesh or Nepal--I
> have contacts in India if anyone is genuinely interested in this
> 8) whatever else interests you but usually the cost of re-education
> makes anything but medicine not feasible
> 9) coach other physicians considering alternatives to medicine
> 10) do whatever it takes to get your spouse gainfully employed at a
> salary you can live on
> 11) downsize your life style drastically so you can live on 3.5-4.0%
> per year of a 50% stocks/50% bonds portfolio
> 12) retrain in a medical field such as ultrasound technician which
> pays fairly well if you do locums--radiation therapy tech used to pay
> well also
>
> Just brainstorming. Whenever I think this completely through, I never
> find anything but medicine and my current specialty feasible.
> Gail Waldby, MD
> rural SD
>
> Richard Chudacoff, MD wrote:
>
>> We all moan about the high cost of insurance, which has even forced
>> some of our listers to close their doors. We moan about patients, who
>> seem just to want to win the lottery. So, over the last few months I
>> have really tried to figure out an exit strategy, perhaps as soon as
>> 5 years from now. But, what exactly is a medical degree good for
>> except practicing medicine? I realize that a law degree or business
>> degree is an option, but what else has anyone considered? I was
>> wondering if there are any opinions on where to go from medicine, if
>> the price of a medical practice becomes to high to practice medicine?
>>
>> Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG
>>
>> Chudacoff Obstetrics & Gynecology, PLLC
>>
>> 15200 Southwest Freeway, #270
>>
>> Sugar Land, TX 77478
>>
>> Tel: 281-277-3900
>>
>> Fax: 281-277-3901
>>
>> rchudacoff@mylinuxisp.com
>>
>> Richard.Chudacoff@obgyn.net
>>
>> http://www.mdhub.com/281-277-3900
>>
>> http://www.chudacoffobgyn.yourmd.com
>>
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