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Originally Posted by AKA_Monet
IDK? There isn't much money in research today. And it's changing for physicians too. PhD's do not get paid that much at all and you can love all the science in the world, it still does not pay. All the genetic encoding is outsourced to Singapore and China to be honest. Post Docs have been outsourced, too, because to pay a US PhD costs researchers too much and there is too much back talk.
At least with an MD you have a "steady paycheck"... You can also sign on to Clinical Trials with is a tad bit of public health skills and stats. And you make more "inflected presentations" to "stakeholders"/"shareholders".
If you do MD/PhD program, it is expected that you will be in school for a very long time.
With the reviews of the NIH that will be going on, and with Dr. Collins being at the forefront, a full audit of NIH grant money will be reviewed. That will make quite a few major researchers jump ship. There is quite a bit of scientific misconduct going on and houses will be cleaned thoroughly...
With the "frontlines" coming at us, such as "swine flu" and initial comments on the websites, that this infection affects obese people--who knows what 21st century research will look like?
You have some decisions to make, weigh your options, good luck and if anything regardless of what course your choose, also take some business classes. I sure wish I did while I was in school.
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You are so right about all of this. The money is getting tighter and tighter. There is so much pressure to produce that people are taking short cuts and falsifying research. Getting a PhD takes just as long as getting through med school and a short residency. The money is better in medicine, but if you want to do research and don't want to see patients, med school isn't the field for you...
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