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latexryesterday at 10:51 AM1 replyview on HN

> Virtuous people become doctors

I remember when I was in high school knowing a bunch of people who wanted to be doctors (and had good grades). It was strange to me so many people wanted to be doctors so I asked why. The answer was one word: Money. In my adult life I have also heard of multiple people who demand to be called “doctor” in social situations.

“Virtuous” is not a word I’d associate at all with wanting to become a doctor. Veterinarians are a different matter, though.


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asturayesterday at 11:48 AM

>“Virtuous” is not a word I’d associate at all with wanting to become a doctor. Veterinarians are a different matter, though.

For those that don't know, veterinarian education is just as rigorous, time consuming, and expensive as human medical education, yet the median annual wage for practicing veterinarians is $125,510.

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