Germany's Top-Earning Doctors Face Shortage, Delaying Care
Germany's medical field boasts 34 diverse specialties, with doctors among the nation's top earners. Frankfurt am Main leads in salaries, but a doctor shortage is causing delays and closed practices.
Germany's medical landscape spans 34 specialties, from general medicine to psychiatry, each demanding great responsibility. Doctors' earnings reflect this, with assistant doctors earning around 67,600 €, senior doctors 128,400 €, and chief doctors 177,700 €. In Frankfurt, salaries peak at 177,700 € for chief doctors.
The path to becoming a doctor involves passing the NC medical test, completing a five-year study including pre-clinical, clinical, and practical years, followed by a state exam. Specialization, lasting five years, can lead to high earnings, with ophthalmologists and radiologists among the top earners. General medicine and surgery are other popular specializations.
Germany's medical field offers high salaries and diverse specialties, with Frankfurt leading the way. However, a doctor shortage is causing patients to wait weeks for appointments and practices to close to new patients. The average annual gross salary for doctors is 80,300 €, varying greatly with experience and specialty.
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