was a surgeon but hated it so got an MBA and became a management consultant

Ethan says earning an MBA was harder than medical school.

"We all have skeletons in our closet; we're judged by how we manage them."
- Dr. Oz

from butchery to science

... where John Hunter took surgery

Some surgeons prefer obsidian scalpel blades over metal scalpel blades.

going rate

In 1951 M*A*S*H surgeons earned $413.50 per month, which has a current value of $3504.24 per month or just over $42000 per year.