to Mr. Commissionby pod (no login)After practicing podiatry for over 7 years, I have to disagree with your basic point that "failure is only the fault of the podiatrist" I disagree because there are many variables beyond the control of the doctor. 1. You do not have the ability to raise your prices on surgeries and office visits. Medicare et al control these prices and have not been giving raises. Our overhead, though is going through the roof. 2. To survive in this environment, you must have the resources to invest in diagnostic and treatment equipment that the newbie will find hard to finance The days of surviving with one podiatry chair, an old xray machine, and a hand developer are long over! 3. The competition in most marketplaces is fierce and growing everyday with the addition of legions of NPs and PAs. Big cities are still very challenging to make a living in. 4. The student loan burden sig. reduces your ability to finance equipment, real estate, etc that would help with your success. 5. There are extremely limited opportunities to get loan assistance by working in public health etc. MDs and even NPs have many opportunities for these programs I am one of the "lucky" ones who is doing o.k. However, I am still fighting the student loan monster and will be struggling for at least 2-3 more years. Did I ever mention what this kind of stress does to your health and/or marriage. Do you realize how many pods have been divorced? Almost all of my friends! In conclusion, if you have the motivation to get a DPM degree, a residency, and then struggle for an additional decade, you probably have the motivation to do something else that will be much easier. FYI, you should see how many jobs are listed in the Nurse prac. journals. They even pay bonuses!!!! from IP address 76.177.199.245 Goto Forum Home |
| Response Title | Author and Date |
| A question about how your practice survives in a tough market | on Nov 20, 11:03 AM |
| marketing your practice | pod on Nov 24, 9:37 PM |
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