That’s right. Your doctor spent at least 11 years in post-secondary education to be in a position to take care of you.
She probably puts in 50 to 60 hours a week or more on the job. And yet, if she doesn’t have an active side hustle, she’s probably been thinking about starting one.
Why, when their main jobs pay so well and take up so much of their time, are medical doctors turning to side hustles as a supplement to their day (and night) jobs as physicians?
The average indebted medical student, which is about 71% of them according to the latest AAMC survey, has around $200,000 in student loan debt when finishing medical school.
Perhaps what they really wanted to do in life didn’t translate well to an actual career. That’s where the side hustle can come into play. The doctor job pays the bills and then some, and can also provide the seed money for any number of unrelated pursuits.
After a lifetime of people-pleasing and achievement, your doctor wants to accomplish something more. That’s where a side hustle can be invaluable. Starting something completely novel — often from scratch — can give your physician a whole new set of goals to set and pinnacles to reach.