Learn about the unique medical system in Australia, including physician training, compensation, and healthcare structure. Discover the value of seeking financial advice as a doctor and how international lessons can improve our own systems. Explore the process of US doctors practicing in Australia and the importance of financial literacy for medical professionals.
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Growing Up Frugal in Australia
The guest grew up in Australia with a frugal mindset from a middle-class family background.
He aimed for financial security, saving up to 50% during early years to avoid money worries when buying things.
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Australia's Two-Tier Healthcare
Australia's healthcare is a two-tier system with a strong public component and an optional private system.
Public healthcare is subsidized heavily and considers health care a human right, with private insurance used for quicker elective care.
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Medical Malpractice Worries Are Less
Most Australian doctors do not worry constantly about malpractice lawsuits.
Public doctors have free indemnity, while private doctors hold their own insurance as a backup.
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What is it like to practice medicine in Australia? Our guest in this episode walks us through the training and practicing of physicians in the land down under. We talk about what the medical system is like in Australia as well as how physicians are compensated. From time to time we bring doctors on the show from other countries, we've had a British physician and a doctor who trained in Venezuela on. It is fun to dive into the medical world of another country. Sometimes in the U.S. we get these almost blinders on and think we're the only country in the world. We don't really realize that there are a lot of lessons that could be learned from other countries, that we can really apply in our own lives to simplify both our medical system and our financial system. I think you will find this interview really interesting.
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