I have a really good job for an ER doctor.

I think it’s important to state that up front, because after eight years of post-medical school training (four residency, two toxicology fellowship) and twelve years of delayed income growth, I’m finally a grown-up making grown-up doctor money. Here is a chart I made showing how far behind my friends I am!

My emergency department administration is remarkably supportive and helped me launch a toxicology consultation service. So I split my time between working ER shifts and doing tox consults. It’s great, especially insofar as it means I work fewer ER shifts.

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