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I want to be clear before saying anything else. I am interested in working in healthcare professions only and I am very open-minded to which it'll be. For a long time, I only looked at MD/DO, pharmacy, dental, and anesthesia assistant. When I started looking at podiatry a little over a week ago, I had no idea you're also a practicing surgeon. Nonetheless, podiatry caught my interest and I plan on shadowing soon.
Here's the thing. I have 36,000 debt from undergrad, and it looks like after residency is all done, ill owe about 400k plus the leftover from undergrad, and with interest, I'm not sure what the 36,0000 would turn into.
My question to current students or recent grads/attendings. Say I shadow and podiatry seems like a nice career to my perspective, how do I justify that kind of debt when it looks like attendings make 80-100k a year. This article below really spooked me.
This forum also scares me. I hear lots of chatter about saturation which seems to be a very real issue according to BLS:
So what am I doing wrong? Do many of you have other sources of funding for schooling that arent loans? Is your undergrad all paid off? How do I justify pursuing this profession even if I really enjoy what I see in shadowing? I want to be clear that I am not wanting to pursue medicine for the money, but I don't want to be living like a college student throughout my 30s either.
Im sorry if I am coming off as ignorant. Podiatry schools fill their seats every year, people are still applying regardless of the financial circumstance I just laid out. Can someone offer me some insight? Thanks all.
Here's the thing. I have 36,000 debt from undergrad, and it looks like after residency is all done, ill owe about 400k plus the leftover from undergrad, and with interest, I'm not sure what the 36,0000 would turn into.
My question to current students or recent grads/attendings. Say I shadow and podiatry seems like a nice career to my perspective, how do I justify that kind of debt when it looks like attendings make 80-100k a year. This article below really spooked me.
Understanding The Realities Of Student Loan Debt For Podiatry Residents
I graduated podiatry school at Kent State in 2017 and I am currently a second-year resident in Ohio. I had two children while I was in medical school and recently welcomed a third child.
www.podiatrytoday.com
This forum also scares me. I hear lots of chatter about saturation which seems to be a very real issue according to BLS:
Podiatrists : Occupational Outlook Handbook: : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Podiatrists provide medical and surgical care for people with foot, ankle, and lower leg problems.
www.bls.gov
So what am I doing wrong? Do many of you have other sources of funding for schooling that arent loans? Is your undergrad all paid off? How do I justify pursuing this profession even if I really enjoy what I see in shadowing? I want to be clear that I am not wanting to pursue medicine for the money, but I don't want to be living like a college student throughout my 30s either.
Im sorry if I am coming off as ignorant. Podiatry schools fill their seats every year, people are still applying regardless of the financial circumstance I just laid out. Can someone offer me some insight? Thanks all.