Who’s Smarter: Doctors or Lawyers? A recent analysis (via KevinMD) of average IQs of individuals in certain professions revealed that doctors have a mean IQ of almost 10 points higher than lawyers. Go ahead and snicker, docs – we may be smarter, but are we more successful?
Doctors. Lawyers are not smart. They’re basically white collar average, with the usual qualifications relating to statistical distributions. What is more demanding, going through law school, or becoming a doctor?
Well, lawyers wear expensive suits that are pretty well tailored. Doctors tend to go for smart casual or even scrubs and a lab coat. Originally Answered: Is being a lawyer better than being a doctor?
Radiologists, physiatrists, and dermatologists are all doctors but they definitely don’t work as hard or as long of hours as surgeons, traumatologists, or intensivists. Similarly, litigators are under a lot of stress and must work after hours to prepare for cases.
Doctors topped the global list of most respected professions, followed by lawyers and then engineers.
Some professionals, such as lawyers, exhibit high average IQ scores (in the 115-130 range), while at the same time scoring lower than the general population on EI (85-95).
Both are diametrically opposite fields and both the careers are great in their own way,where lawyers have power, in essence, are interpreters and gate keepers of law , Doctors have prestige, provide health care and relief.
In short, medical school is hands-on and requires a lot of memorization. Law school requires analytical work and critical thinking. Law school requires heavy reading and writing while medical school requires learning about problems through clinical studies and hands-on training.
Yes, your default Biglaw attorney is an intelligent person. But intelligence is relative, and the question for those who have to decide whether to hire a new attorney, for example, is whether that job candidate is intelligent enough. Part of the answer will depend on the job criteria, of course.
You need good grades in high school so you can get into a good college or university. Then once you are there, you need a good GPA and good credentials so you can be competitive when you apply for the limited spots reputable law schools have open. So the answer is yes, you do need to be smart to be a lawyer.
it's definately a lot easier to get on a law degree than medicine. medicine is also a much longer degree and requires a more dedication (although to do well in law you obviously need to be really hardworking too).
Again, the Supreme Court had declared in 1996 that even a doctor who has passed his MBBS degree cannot appear in court as an advocate unless he quits medical practice.
Most lawyers earn more of a solid middle-class income," says Devereux. You probably will be carrying a large amount of student loan debt from law school, which is not at all ideal when you're just starting out in your career. "Make sure you only become a lawyer if you actually want to work as a lawyer.
On one hand, it is undisputed that lawyers are very essential in the society because they help to protect the rights of the people. On the other hand, doctors are very essential set of professionals in every society because the protect the health and lives of the people in the society.
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Law as a profession is in great demand these days. Due to the changing social and economic circumstances and the ever-increasing regulatory role being undertaken by the government there is a rising demand for the lawyers. Besides being financially lucrative, Law is an adventurous and exciting career option.
And the average doctor is much smarter/has higher quantifiable characteristics than the average lawyer (like SAT scores).
Another thing to consider is that pharmacists generally have a higher salary right out of school than engineers but also a lot more student loans. There are numerous different kinds of engineers and there are many different roles that pharmacists work in healthcare.
According to a randomized study (Hauser, R), on average, engineers IQ is 110 or 75 percentile, doctors IQ is 121 or 92 percentile.
Pharmacy schools will provide students with education about chemistry, biology, and physics, as well as specific courses on drug therapy, its usefulness, and important principles on patient care.
I’ll be honest: Grades matter for scholarships and for some residencies. I was distinctively ruled out for a few residencies because of my average performance during pharmacy school. Look, grades are important for certain things but, in the long run, they really don’t matter.
Using data from an older study conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin, here are 10 jobs typically suited for those with high IQ scores.
And the answer seems to be a resounding yes — not only is law confusing and boring, law students are pretty rubbish as well. Taking on a LLB lecture — in what we are pretty sure is contract law — undercover medic Hennebry is blown away by the dryness of the subject.
A person aspiring to be a lawyer must have good analytical skills, research skills, speaking skills, problem-solving skills and writing skills.
If you consider all the expenses and the amount you will be earning after completing the course, being a lawyer does seem to be a better option. The course will end in three years, and you spend less in comparison to medical school and start earning much early.
On the other hand, there are contract lawyers that review contracts and don’t spend time in front of judges or juries. So in both professions there are those that work hard and long hours. One key difference for me is that doctors are responsible for care at all hours of the day and night. If your doctor doesn’t see you when you need him/her you ...
Perhaps those facts reveal that medicine is more important than law — those that cannot afford lawyers simply don’t get them and they do fine. But people need doctors to stay healthy and doctors but there are too many people that need doctors and it is too expensive for the government to pay for them all.
If your doctor doesn’t see you when you need him/her you can die and bad things can happen. If your lawyer doesn’t see you, perhaps something bad can/will happen, but you can always get another attorney or if you get in trouble one will be assigned to you.
Lawyers continue to get paid exorbitant hourly wages. The more senior attorney you are the higher your hourly rate. Lawyers get paid more for longer cases or more complicated ones. And most importantly, there is no incentive for lawyers to make things short and sweet — doing so decreases their billable hours.
Radiologists, physiatrists, and dermatologists are all doctors but they definitely don’t work as hard or as long of hours as surgeons, traumatologists, or intensivists. Similarly, litigators are under a lot of stress and must work after hours to prepare for cases.
But doctors have an incentive to work fast. They don’t get paid hourly. In fact, when they spend more time with someone it reduces their economic productivity. I don’t need to spell out how to change this system. Anyone with a pea of a brain could figure out how to incentivize physicians to work more effectively.