I see your point and agree on average, physicians have it good. At an individual level, there are situations that can arise and affect a single physician here or there profoundly but may not change the average. While rare, the thought of these situations keeps some up at night. This is why there is so much empathy with the author’s situation. Some examples include
-med student w/ 400k debt not graduating or not matching for some reason (becoming increasingly more common)
-a fantastic doctor gets sued above malpractice limits and loses everything
-disagreements with administration or other physicians compromising career
I think the key is finding balance. Dont naively write off these rare outcomes as impossible but also dont fixate on them and become bitter.
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