incoming M1 here, is there a significant difference between the T10 programs if I just want to make bank? < No, Derm board certification is the same for everyone.
but what if I'm a pretige whore < prestige is the stupidest thing, chasing prestige is even dumber
prestige means lower pay
not if you go from prestige into private practice
yeah but your paycheck at pivate practice will be the same regardless of if you do derm residency at a T5 or elsewhere
your academic paycheck might be what is starting higher if you're coming from a T10, especially if you have a niche or well needed specialty
you said you want to make bank. academic program is completely worthless for that. not gonna gear you towards private practice and you also wont get enough bread and butter volume at those programs to transition directly to a high volume private practice. I know residents at academic places (cough, wake forest) who are lucky to get 1 or 2 solo excisions per day
if you come from a more prestigious school in private practice, will you get paid more?
no its rvu or collections based
no
prestige mattered during undergrad and medical school. for residency, literally just go where you have family/friends and they don't overwork you and make you take a ton of call (inpatient medicine has 0 relevance in private practice derm). forget the school name, it's just a 3 year job
prestigious school does not matter outside of academia. purely how efficient you are at bread and butter derm i.e. patient volume