Working in healthcare economics as a physician

I’ve had something on my mind for a few days. I’m premed and applied for MD/PhD programs in bioengineering (medical imaging) research. But something made me rethink my decision to pursue medicine: a few days ago I got the bill for my Dexa bone density test (I’ve always had irregular menses and low estrogen levels, so they were checking my bone density; but that’s irrelevant to this story). The bill for the scan, a glorified x-ray, was $700. It literally took less than 10 minutes to run... Read more
Source: Student Doctor Network - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Tags: Pre-Medical (MD) Source Type: forums