I'm not sure they really can leave whenever they want. I think once you're far down the education track you will probably feel like you're trapped into continuing even if you decide you don't want to do it anymore, because the education loans will kill you and you need the big income on the other end to fix this. That probably contributes to the creation of a lot of miserable and crappy doctors.
newzisforsukas|1 year ago
Being a surgeon doesn't have the same level of demand as a role in family medicine. Both roles provide an income for sustaining oneself, even through student loans. Also, the subject in this article has "been a doctor for 13 years".