Ok, before you read this post, go read this one first. So here’s the thing. The idea of a financial advisor isn’t an inherently bad one. This person has some knowledge and expertise that you presumably don’t have. So you meet this person and they advise you on your finances… basically a consultant. Any consultant desires a fee, and rightly so, as they have provided a service, hopefully a value one. You receive a service and […]
Match Day has come and gone. A whirlwind of emotions has hit medical students on that day. Some joy, some of ambivalence, some of disappointment. However, no matter what emotion you feel that day, you will need to start planning for lays ahead of you. The rest of your 4th year should be relatively easy as you will probably need to spend some time finding a new place to live and things like that. Please refer […]
Student Loans
“Time of death, 11:56 pm” It was a Tuesday, my first Tuesday of night float actually. However, on that Tuesday I would forever be remembered as “Mrs. Smith’s last doctor” to her family. And on that Tuesday it will forever be the first time I had to pronounce the death of a patient, by myself, as a doctor. Like I said, it was Tuesday. I just started night-float on Sunday night, so this was my 3rd night of […]
Time of Death
The term “financial advisor” feels inherently safe. It connotes a sense of knowledge and experience in finance, enough to advise other people about it. After 4 years of college, 4 years of medical school, and who knows how many years of residency/fellowship, the last thing most doctors want to do is to learn all this “finance stuff”. Most doctors don’t seem to understand just how important (and potentially costly) it is to not learn about […]
Financial Advisors
This is a question I get asked a lot, from both my friends and colleagues. In fact, I ask myself this question a lot as well. The expanded question is: If you could do it over again, would you be a doctor again? This is somewhat of a loaded question because, when asked by another physician, it somewhat infers that they probably would not. I think some of my colleagues are seeking validation of their own […]
Would you do it again?
You’ve made it! You’ve slogged through the internship, residency and maybe even a fellowship to be the top dog. Numero uno. The alpha and omega. You are now an attending. The buck stops with you. All responsibility lies with you. Everyone comes to you for answers. You make all the big decisions. Are you ready? Of course not. Just a few days or weeks ago you were finishing your training, still leaning on your own […]