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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton
Until I see the actual paycheck............I'm not buying it. No university hires a person fresh out of school for $350K.
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I do know a guy who was a reputable plastic surgeon who was hired as a med school prof in residence and his salary was $ 295,000. His specialty was reconstructive surgery of the skull following major traumatic accidents. Apparently he was also a brain surgeon as well.
Given all his experience he barely hit $ 300,000 in the med school. But he decided to do that and only consult occasionally, he felt the need to train more surgeons because the work load was too much for him, and the stress was getting to him.
To say he barely hit 300,000 as if it were nothing may sound crass. But he has amazing skills and apparently he's been doing it for a while. He told me about one operation wher ehe had to make a device to hold the brain for a day in a certain position while two teams (his and his partner's) worked around the clock to reconstruct the lady's skull. It was a success and six months later she had all of her physical faculties except a slightly reduced sense of taste. And she was 65!
That's skill I don't mind paying for. It's the difference between life as a vegetable and life after an almost mortal accident.
But his skill is rare. 300 grand is worth it.