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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. ossicones · · focus · HN ↗
      The American Medical Association would sooner let the whole thing burn than allow that to happen
      1. sarchertech · · focus · HN ↗
        The bottleneck is funding for residents and the AMA has been lobbying for more resident slots for nearly 30 years.
        1. RussianBot9580 · · focus · HN ↗
          In the SF Bay Area there's a town called Milpitas. There's a gigantic island next to it made of garbage. A government funded study has been running for over 10 years now trying to determine why Milpitas smells. They have not yet been successful. You see, succeeding means getting funding withdrawn from the study.
          1. khriss · · focus · HN ↗
            When a troll bot account has a username of 'RussianBot9580', you just know they are not even trying to hide anymore.
            1. RussianBot9580 · · focus · HN ↗
              Not true. Sometimes we are under your bed. Better check.
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