Do doctors make great entrepreneurs?

<p>"We in medicine are experts in delayed gratification. We’ve been in school for what, about 21 years before residency? Then we finally become an attending.  Then we can splurge a little. But still, we were told to hold back. Live like a resident.</p> <p>This is a great skill to have as an entrepreneur. Their world is tough. Countless working hours, low pay, myriad emotions, and a light at the end of the tunnel. Sounds just like residency, right?</p> <p>Now I know the idea of doing another residency doesn’t sound that great, but it’s possible. You’ve already survived one. Many even more than one or a fellowship. You have the power to do another if you wanted."</p> <p><a href="https://pranayparikh.com/about/" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener noreferrer">Pranay Parikh</a> is a hospitalist and can be reached at his self-titled site, <a href="https://pranayparikh.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener nofollow noreferrer">Pranay Parikh</a>.</p> <p>He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD articles, "<a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/09/doctors-make-bad-entrepreneurs.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Doctors make bad entrepreneurs</a>" (<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/09/doctors-make-bad-entrepreneurs.html">https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/09/doctors-make-bad-entrepreneurs.html</a>) and "<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/09/doctors-make-great-entrepreneurs.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Doctors make great entrepreneurs</a>." (<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/09/doctors-make-great-entrepreneurs.html">https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/09/doctors-make-great-entrepreneurs.html</a>)</p>