Presenting a fictional but realistic situation where someone with a plan defies the odds and starts her healthcare career with a positive net worth. Without rich parents. Meet Sonya. The boar isn’t Sonya, and it wasn’t supposed to look so friendly, but whatever. Sonya is from Arkansas, where her mother is the state’s only female free hand wild boar wrestler …
Is a positive net worth as a resident possible? Absolutely. Are people doing it? According to statistics, obviously not. One of the most audacious goals here at Millennial in Medicine is to finish residency with a positive net worth. It’s possible. And I’m not the only one who thinks so. So many of our decisions in healthcare, from which specialty …
Escapades from October, 2017: Professional I just finished a plastic surgery rotation with the aim of learning their techniques for facelifts, blepharoplasty (eyelid surgeries), scar revision, and their esthetic closures. Current Projects -My wife and I are finalizing the manuscript for our first children’s book -Converting my Roth IRA from Merrill Lynch to Vanguard so I can purchase their index fund ETF …
So you made it through school and you’re finally in your first year of residency. You’re psyched to play all of the knowledge cards you spent years acquiring, to have a paycheck, to finally be called that most respectful of terms, “Doc.” Then intern year hits you, and within a week, you feel like every likable character at the end …