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Originally Posted by SamIam
BTW, if you want an idea of the horrible standards of living that US OB-GYN's have to endure, you might Google some of the recruiting websites for that speciality. The one I looked at was full of offers to help prospective new doctors pay off student loans, cover malpractice insurance and more. When salaries were mentioned, they were in the 150K to 200K range - not bad for a new entrant to a profession.
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I wonder why they're having to recruit them, then?
An ob-gyn in Long Island will pay
$143,148 a year for malpractice insurance. (This is compared to $85,772/year for a general surgeon in the same area.)
In Illinois, an OB could pay as much as
$170,000 a year (compared to about $75,000 for a general surgeon.) It's not as high in every state, but I'm pretty sure traveling to a neighboring state is not an option for most residents.