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My comment was to show OP values to relate to. I emphasized 'FM in community health centers' because when people hear those words they hear 'low wages'. My highest offer was 120K starting as a new grad. Surely specialties and for-profits ought to pay more. I agree that nurses make a killing here but that's after a lot of work. My uncle's a retired RN after working nearly 2 FT jobs at Kaiser and Sutter for 25+ years. He was bringing in around $250K which is just ridiculous. I will say though, when your state income tax alone is around 10% or higher it's gotta make you want to cry a little. lol.

Arrowhead's EMPA fellowship is offering extension of their 14 month program to 20 months if the resident is interested in the DMSc through Lynchburg. Residents do the didactic online from Lynchburg with the clinical training from Arrowhead during the first 14 months and the work they do the following 6 months is what pays for the DMSc.

I can't comment on cardiology in CA but if it helps you get a bit of perspective, I'm a graduating PA-S who recently received multiple offers in FM all over CA (northern, central, and southern) from community health centers and none of them were below six figures. PAs seem to be on the higher salary range in the state.

I clicked on the "source" of that list and the original work is by Robert Locke MBE, an author...in Italy... http://www.lifehack.org/articles/work/15-things-only-people-who-work-the-medical-field-will-understand.html