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$920,000 pay, predictable hours: How dermatology became the ‘It’ job in medicine

$920,000 pay, predictable hours: How dermatology became the ‘It’ job in medicine
Shereene Idriss, seen with a patient, says Zoom meetings and viral skin-care videos on TikTok and other social media have added to dermatology’s appeal. (Image: Meghan Marin for WSJ)
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By Te-Ping ChenFour-day workweeks, double the salary of some colleagues and no emails at night. If those perks sound like they belong to a few vaunted tech jobs, think again. Dermatologists boast some of medicine’s most enviable work lives, and more aspiring doctors are vying for residency spots in the specialty.  “It’s ungodly competitive,” says Lindsey Zubritsky, a dermatologist in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, who finished her residency in 2018 and now splits her time between clinical work with patients and her soc...

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