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You seem to be overestimating social worker salary quite a bit. Social work is one of the worst paying careers.
Payscale.com indicates salaries are $27k to $58k after acquiring 10 to 19 years of experience. More than 20 years of experience places the possibility of 80k you mentioned closer to your reach, but it's worth noting that becoming an MD will actually probably at least triple, and possibly quadruple or even quintuple your lifetime earnings, not double as you estimate.
Keep pictures and bios of people whose lives you're saving in your wallet/purse/backpack, to refer to when you feel like giving up?
I like your thought process and where you're heading. Good luck.
Looking at glassdoor, the highest social work salaries are in the $90Ks and most are in the $35K-$60K range. Looking back, my estimate for psychiatry was low, so your point is probably still right.
The pictures are a good idea. I have some, but no where I see them all the time.