Shadowing Practice: Doctors Reveal How Much Money They ACTUALLY Make - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I asked 20 doctors to tell me how much money they make in a year.
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I'll go first.
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My official salary on paper for the hospital is $90 an hour, but most family medicine doctors earn roughly $250 ,000 a year.
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What's up everyone?
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My name is Jake Goodman, and I'm a psychiatry resident doctor in my third year of residency training.
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The national average for residents is between $50 ,000 and $60 ,000 a year.
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Fortunately, psychiatrists make much more than that once you finish residency training.
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When I was doing full -time clinical practice, my base rate was about $400 an hour.
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The cool thing is
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that earning $400 an hour allowed me to do things like see a ton of patients or clients for free.
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And at one point, half of my practice, I actually wasn't charging a single penny.
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I could still support my family of four without really too much trouble.
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The other really awesome thing about people in my specialty is that we tend to work pretty light and easy hours.
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The average mental health professional actually does about 30 to 32 hours of clinical care per week,
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which means that our job is pretty like low stress.
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How's it going?
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I'm Dr. Alok Patel.
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I'm a pediatric hospitalist.
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So if a child is hospitalized, count on me to coordinate care.
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My salary is a bit strange because I work at multiple sites, but my hourly rate ranges between $125 to about $150 per hour,
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depending on what type of shift I'm taking,
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nights, weekends, etc. But I have seen job offers that have ranged between $120 ,000 per year to $180 ,000 per year, some higher, some lower.
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Let's just say that no pediatrician of any type went into medicine for the money.
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We did it for the kids.
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My name is Dr. Anthony Yoon, and I'm a board -certified plastic surgeon.
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Well, according to salary .com, the average plastic surgeon in Michigan makes $239 ,100 a year.
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Now, my base salary is close to that without bonuses, but I also make extra money via social media,
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via doing sponsored posts, and I have an online store where I sell my own Yoon Beauty skincare called YoonBeauty .com.
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I would never ever complain about the money that I make, and I feel very, very privileged to live a lifestyle that I do.
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Hi, my name is Dr. Antonio Webb.
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I'm an orthopedic spine surgeon here in San Antonio, Texas.
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So how much do spine surgeons make?
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It varies by practice type.
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A private practice spine surgeon in the South can expect to make, once you build a mature practice,
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which takes anywhere between three to six years to build, can expect to make seven figures.
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I'm Dr. Dana Brems and I'm a podiatrist, which is a foot and ankle specialist and surgeon.
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Well, according to MGMA data, the average salary of a surgical podiatrist is about $300 ,000.
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I will say, although salary is very important, it really matters whether the specialty you're doing is something you enjoy
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and whether it matches the work -life balance that you desire.
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Hi, I'm Dr. Benjamin Schmidt, also known as Doc Schmidt, and I'm a GI doctor, which means that I specialize in gastroenterology.
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If you break it down by the hour, right now as a GI doctor, I make a little over $260 per hour.
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I'm Dr. Danielle Jones.
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Some of you may know me as MDJ, and I am an OB -GYN.
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That means I take care of anything having to do with periods, pregnancy, and the female reproductive tract.
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How much money you make as an OB -GYN doctor varies widely by where you practice
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and what kind of practice you're in.
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I currently work in Alto D 'Orl at New Zealand, which is a public health system,
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and a full -time ONG specialist who's been out of training for six years, like myself, would make around 130 ,000 US in this system,
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which is significantly less than one would make at the same level in the US or even in Australia.
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My name is Ricky Brown and I am a board certified plastic surgeon in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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How much money do I make?
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I make enough money to buy 333 ,333 Happy Meals.
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You do the math.
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Oh, good.
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Hi, my name is Dr. Winters, aka The Bentist Online, and I'm an orthodontist.
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I'm going to be real with you.
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An orthodontist can make $250 ,000 starting out as an associate, anywhere up to about $350 ,000.
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And then if you own your own office, you can make anywhere from $500 ,000 up to $3 or $4 million,
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and even upwards if you own multiple practices.
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Crazy, I know.
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Hello, my name is Ed Hope.
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I'm a doctor working in the emergency department over in the UK.
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I'm currently a locum doctor, which means I book shifts as and when I want them, and still quite junior too.
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And as such, my day rate is around £400.
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That's around $500, although a night shift would be around a third more.
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My name is Dr. Sanjay Juneja.
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I'm a hematologist and medical oncologist, basically specializing in blood disorders as well as cancers and how to treat them.
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As a medical oncologist, depending on what system you're in, some private practices get paid for literally the things they prescribe
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and how much they cost versus other systems where you get paid just for.. for what you see regardless of treatment.
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I like the latter
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because it kind of keeps you clean from thinking about cost as it relates to treating patients with cancer.
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And generally those don't pay as much, likely somewhere between 400 to $500 ,000 depending on where you are in the country.
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Hi, I'm Dr. Siobhan Deschauer, also known as ViolinMD.
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I'm an internal medicine and rheumatology specialist.
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Well, right now I'm doing temporary locum work.
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So I'm not the best example, but the average Canadian rheumatologist who's working full -time makes about $250 ,000 US dollars.
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Then subtract about 30 % for overhead costs and you've got $175 ,000 to $200 ,000 US dollars before taxes.
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What up, my name is Dr. John Patton, Doc JP3, and I'm a board -certified anesthesiologist and a regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine specialist.
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Sometimes people hear of the E -road to success or road to success.
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The E -road to success is thought to be the sub -sexualities that allow for you to have a better lifestyle.
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You may be able to take no call or spend more time outside of the hospital with your friends and family.
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When we are in residency, when you factor in the hours that we work and the amount that we're making,
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it comes out to be less than the only way.
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So now that I'm done with training, I will say that it's really nice to finally be able to make a good living
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and be able to start thinking about paying back loans.
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The bane of my existence, yes, they're still there being able to save for a down payment for a house,
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which is something that my wife and I have been wanting to do for a while.
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And now that we have a son, being able to put some money aside for his college and whatnot.
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So that's how I answer that question.
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Doctors actually used to recommend these treatments and I can't believe it.
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Thank God medicine has come so far.
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And as always, stay happy and healthy.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Doctors Reveal How Much Money They ACTUALLY Make”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: doctor, practice, hour, surgeon, salary. This video has 92 sentences and 1219 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:48. The speaker talks at a natural 179 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| surgeon noun | /ˈsɝd͡ʒən/ | One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals. |
| salary noun | /ˈsæləɹi/ | A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or… |
| specialist noun | /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/ | Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research. |
| depend verb | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition |
| spine noun | /spaɪn/ | A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and… |
| residency noun | /ˈɹɛzɪdənsi/ | The condition of being a resident of a particular place. |
| earn verb | /ɝn/ | To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work. |
| resident noun | /ˈɹɛzɪdənt/ | A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area. |
| lifestyle noun | /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/ | A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group. |
| vary verb | /ˈvɛəɹi/ | To change with time or a similar parameter. |
| specialty noun | /ˈspɛʃ.əl.ti/ | That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent; bailiwick. |
| regardless adverb | /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/ | Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences. |
| temporary adjective | /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/ | Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time. |
| bone noun | /boʊn/ | A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. |
| bonus noun | /ˈbəʊ.nəs/ | Something extra that is good; an added benefit. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pay back verb | /peɪ bæk/ | To pay (a debt or the lender) so as to provide the entire amount of money owed. |
| start out verb | To emerge suddenly; to jump out. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- How much money do I make?
- I'm going to be real with you.
- I'm an internal medicine and rheumatology specialist.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | podiatrist, which is · doctor, which means · Zealand, which is |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have seen · who's been · has come |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is hospitalized · is thought |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 32 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, orthodontist /ˌɔː(ɹ)θəˈdɒntɪst/, anesthesia /ˌæn.əsˈθi.ʒə/, orthopedic /ˈɔɹθəpidɪk/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: specialist /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/, specialty /ˈspɛʃ.əl.ti/, associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, specialize /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/, anesthesia /ˌæn.əsˈθi.ʒə/
- Long words — get the stress right: residency /ˈɹɛzɪdənsi/, temporary /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/, associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, fortunately /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like surgeon, salary, specialist.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.