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The darker side of being a doctor

282 points · 342 comments · Danhale93

  1. estearum · · focus · HN ↗
    (speaking from US): The reality is we need more doctors. A lot more.

    There's no solution other than training a lot, lot, lot, lot more doctors.

    Their salaries need to be lower, training needs to be cheaper and faster, and we need a lot more of them.

    1. meken · · focus · HN ↗
      > There's no solution other than training a lot, lot, lot, lot more doctors.

      Seems like having doctors emigrate from other countries would work as well.

      1. sebmellen · · focus · HN ↗
        Then you end up with students from places like Nepal and Pakistan, where cheating is so rampant that you can't really evaluate the quality of your medical student or applicant. Even standardized exams like the USMLE/STEP series have been gamed. You also end up with significant cultural mismatch. I don't believe this is a good solution.
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