u/Greasy_Cow123

I’m a 2nd year med student and have an interest in ophthalmology.

I hope someone can tell me I’m wrong but from my somewhat extensive research it seems to be that working rurally only helps if you do it for 2 continuous years (something I’d be willing to do), however, from my understanding there are no specific eye departments in hospitals rurally which is required to get points on my CV.

I really want to work rurally in PGY 1/2 but I’d rather do ophthalmology earlier than delay it to get the ophthal specific points which ultimately are worth more.

Also, the ‘important people’ who can help you into things like PHO or reg interviews work in big cities at tertiary hospitals, how could I hope to get a job over someone who has been working at their hospital, making good references and showing face at clinic working for free.

Im not sure if im ranting, asking for someone to tell me im wrong or just asking for general advice. But if you have either of the above I’d appreciate it immensely.

Perhaps a confusing title.

I was basically wondering at what sort of % of each patient do clinics in Australia bill ophthalmologists for in return for using their clinic/facilities etc.
Does anyone pay a cash fee, and if so, what is this?

Also interested in US stats but being based in Australia myself I’d love to know.

Thank you

Hi,
I am a MD2 and therefore far away from consultant land but just purely out of interest I was wondering what the pay structure for a consultant working in a private clinic looks like.

Would it be a base salary plus a commission of each patient or just commission. Would it ever just be base salary?

Also how do surgeries work into this, for example Ophthal which is surgery heavy, does your clinic get this money to then give commission to you or is this paid through the hospital where the operation is completed at?

I hope this made sense!