Why Residency Feels Financially Impossible Today | "Back in My Day", Part 2 | Cut & Tell

Podcast: Cut & Tell · Hippocratic Collective

Opublikowano: 2026-06-18

Residents today earn roughly the same inflation-adjusted salary as residents did decades ago. So why does training feel so much more financially difficult? In this episode of Cut & Tell, plastic surgery resident Dr. Liz Malphrus explores the economic realities facing modern trainees—from exploding medical school debt and rising housing costs to childcare expenses, delayed financial independence, and the growing gap between resident compensation and the true cost of becoming a physician. This is the second installment in the "Back in My Day" series, examining how residency has changed over time. Rather than debating which ge...