Just to add on to what bjhchong has mentioned. End of the day, being a doctor is just like being any other professional. You toil like a dog for a few thousand dollars. In terms of pay/work ratio, you will be much better off being say an auditor. My friends in accounting/finance are all earning more money than my doctor friends.
If we were to talk about GPs running their own clinics. It's just like setting up any other business. Of course, the chances of success is somewhat higher given that people will always need medical care and the formula seems easy. But I have heard of clinics losing money before simply cos there are too many competitors nearby etc.
As a pharmacist by training, there are times when I wondered if I should have studied medicine and became a doctor instead. (and yes, people ask me the same question very often) Everytime I look at my doctor friends slogging their lives away, I am glad I didn't sign up for medicine.
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