[bballant]

For point # 3, it's actually even worse than that. These days, the best doctors also do a fellowship after residency. It's slightly less ridiculous than a residency, but it's another 2-4 years of being underpaid tacked on to the previous 10.

My buddy, who is nearly finished with his cardiology fellowship, is nearly 300k in debt at this point. On the other hand, that dude has already saved some lives and I'd trust him w/ mine in a <dorky pun>heartbeat</dorky pun>.