re: Are EMTs/Paramedics the most underpaid folks out there?

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Are EMTs/Paramedics the most underpaid folks out there? by CajunDocResident doctors have entered the chat

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the fact that this has an upvote to downvote ratio of 13:16 tells you that the general public has no idea about how abused resident physicians are.

People hear physician and think residents are fairly compensated.

Here's a heads up: residents are the most vulnerable employees at any hospital system. The most to lose on any given day. They get abused by attendings, nurses, techs, patients, CNAs, you name it.

If they ever speak up about the abuse, they risk jeopardizing 300k in med school loans, let alone a complete career trajectory change.

80+ work weeks with one day off per week. Oh, and sometimes, that one day off is a post-call day, meaning you worked overnight until 7AM and will go home and immediately to bed on your one day off, wake up at 6pm, then try to fix your sleep routine to be up again for work in 12 hours.

Think about this: EVERY other career posted in this thread can quit and find a job elsewhere. Leaving your residency job is career suicide + med school debt.

If anyone has any clue about the medical profession, the answer to OP is resident physicians