- One of the motivations for studying a medical specialty is to be able to access better jobs and more attractive payments.
- In Mexico there are 27 direct entry specialties, although it is possible to continue with the preparation afterwards.
- Neurosurgery leads the annual ranking of medical specialties and subspecialties with the highest salaries.
There are different requirements that doctors must meet in order to practice their profession and they range from extensive training to values such as responsibility. But in the same way that they are required to, it is also necessary to think about what is offered to them to fulfill their duties. Since their function is irreplaceable, it is fair that each one receives a fair payment, But do you know which are the medical specialties with the highest salaries?
Sometimes it is unfair to think about money and health but it is something that cannot be avoided. For a job to be considered professional, it is necessary that there be an economic retribution. In addition, in this case it is always an investment and not an expense.
What next after graduating from university?
Similarly, It must be taken into account that Medicine is the most extensive career that exists. Only the general part has a duration that varies between 6 and 7 years. The road is very hard and includes a full year of rotation through the different areas of the hospitals and another of social service that often exposes the students, especially when they are sent to rural areas.
On the other hand, sometimes the above is not enough because the preparation can be extended. The option chosen by thousands of general practitioners each year is to present the National Examination of Applicants for Medical Residencies (ENARM) to become specialists.
Although passing the exam is not easy because there are many applicants and few places available, in reality The most complicated part begins with the residence. During this period, the functions of a student and of a worker must be fulfilled. The wear and tear is too much because it is necessary to work 36-hour days without a break.
Medical specialties and subspecialties with the highest salaries
In that sense, some medical specialties and subspecialties stand out from the rest because they have the highest salaries. To know their names the portal doximity every year he prepares an investigation and has just published the results of the investigation 2023 Physician Compensation Report.
With this in mind, the Research is based on the annual income received by specialists in the United States. Although the panorama is quite different from that of the rest of the world, the figures are useful to know what happens in a first world nation.
In this sense, the first position is for Neurosurgery because a specialist receives a salary of 788,313 dollars, that is, a little less than 15 million pesos. The figure may seem very high, but first you should think about all the sacrifices that all doctors in this area must make. First you must enter the specialty of General Surgery and then you must refer to this subspecialty that lasts five years.
For their part, the following four positions show that the operating room is a good business because they are Thoracic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Plastic Surgery and Vascular Surgery. The last one has the “lowest” income and is 557,632 dollars, which represents 10.5 million pesos a year.
while after you find Radio-Oncology, which is a direct entry specialty at the ENARM and lasts for 4 years. His average annual payment is 547,026 dollars, that is, just over 10.3 million pesos.
The other medical specialties that round out the top 10 for those with the highest salaries are Cardiology, Urology, Radiology and Gastroenterology. Although an important clarification is that in no way can it be generalized. Not everyone who belongs to each one of those mentioned has that income because some receive less money and others more.
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