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What is the starting salary for someone who completes residency in small animal surgery? Thankyou.
DropkickMurphy said:Hmmmm....$200K+ as an emergency physician.....$100K as an SA vet if you get lucky.....tough choice
doubled1st10 said:Boarded veterinarians have to go to school longer (one year internship then usually 3 years residency) and make very little during this time such as 25k per year. Also, student loans have to be put on hold but the payback will be much greater. I had one internal medicine doctor at my school say that there is no reason a surgeon cant make upwards of 250k to 300k five years out and in private practice. (Surgeons in an academic setting usually make much much less)
dreamsicle said:What is the starting salary for someone who completes residency in small animal surgery? Thankyou.
SurgeonDreamer9 said:what exactly do you mean by surgeons that do private practice, do you mean start their own buisness or study a certain species of animal?
SurgeonDreamer9 said:I looked on a website to find the average pay for animal surgery and it says not to expect over 40k without a 40 year experience,
Bill59 said:Do boarded surgeons need to pay practicing insurance, and if they do then how much? Because I was told that it takes away a lot of your salary
SurgeonDreamer9 said:You need liability insurance (PLIT). "practicing insurance" is more of an MD type of thing. PLIT is far cheaper then what MDs pay for.Bill59 said:Do boarded surgeons need to pay practicing insurance, and if they do then how much? Because I was told that it takes away a lot of your salary
SurgeonDreamer9 said:Does anyone here know where any good Animal Surgeon Colleges are around the country? The only one I've known about is ACVS. Please let me know. Thanks.