re: Spinoff thread: which is a better profession: pharmacy or MD

Residency's not as bad as it's cracked up to be, especially nowadays with the duty hour limit (80 hours/week). MDs have the opportunity to make considerably more money. Not all do, but the opportunity's still there. If in private practice, they can be their own boss, set their own hours, and still make bank. Plus, depending on specialty, there are loads of bad arse procedures to make the days more entertaining (and profitable).

No personal experience with Pharmacy, but they seem more limited in their options (vs. all the different subspecialties of medicine and surgery). I think I would get too bored doing Pharmacy.