07-10-2006, 06:59 AM
I can't make the blanket statement of 50% across the board and I suspect Family Practice are close to what they get on the mainland but subspecialists are less. Part of it is Kaisers philosophy and part is Hawaii itself. it is seen as a prime place to be. But like other occupations, it attracts a type of person who might be just a little laid back and not like, for example the Mass General Docs. Some people I know have liked working for Kaiser because it is Factory or shift work in a sense. Defined hours. This is not bad and is the way of the future in my opinion.
And, as an aside, sometimes the care that people want is not the care they really need. Needs and Wants are not the same.
Most of the Residents and Students I work with have debts of 250,000 or more. Add in the cost of living and it's is hard to imagine any new doc being able to afford Hawaii.
And, as an aside, sometimes the care that people want is not the care they really need. Needs and Wants are not the same.
Most of the Residents and Students I work with have debts of 250,000 or more. Add in the cost of living and it's is hard to imagine any new doc being able to afford Hawaii.