"I got into medicine because I want to help people. However, I now have $200,000 in loans to pay off. So, yes, money is now a factor."

"I wanted to enter a specialty where I could do the most good for the most people. Income wasn't really a factor."

"Compensation is not the most important factor, but it is certainly one of the top three."

"Money is obviously important, but I chose my specialty because I enjoy the specialty."

"I don't want to finish nearly 15 years of training, be a decade behind my friends, and still be net-negative for the next decade."