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randys1

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14. Not so noble for many who go into the medical field.
Wed Sep 23, 2015, 04:17 PM
Sep 2015

So many people who go to medical school want to be specialists because it is better money.

That is a big problem and one of the reasons medical costs are too high, not enough primary care physicians.

Which is also the number ONE problem with the VA.

I say if you want to be a doc in USA you WILL do a certain amount of free work, you WILL do a certain amount of donated help to the VA and you WILL take ALL government payments such as medicare.

Make it less attractive to be a specialist, not completely less attractive but just enough to make it so more people are willing to be GP's.

I read something like this years ago. qwlauren35 Sep 2015 #1
i'm kind of surprised by this but maybe i shouldn't have been JI7 Sep 2015 #2
I read where even BLACK DOCTORS treat black patients worse than white ones Number23 Sep 2015 #4
Not to mention the attitude many doctors can have anyway kjones Sep 2015 #5
Absolutely. It's the most noble profession in the world (imho) but it does inspire alot of arrogance Number23 Sep 2015 #7
Not so noble for many who go into the medical field. randys1 Sep 2015 #14
My father is a primary care physician YoungDemCA Sep 2015 #15
Your father is becoming an antique in that too many new physicians are not randys1 Sep 2015 #16
I'd like to think there are lots of noble professions kjones Sep 2015 #17
That Internalized Hate is no Joke lib87 Sep 2015 #11
Yep. And it touches all of us. Even when you KNOW better. Even when you know it's wrong Number23 Sep 2015 #12
Heart disease and stroke due to the disproportionate amount of liquor stores and fast food Number23 Sep 2015 #3
This is a great post JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #6
Girl, this is why we have no interest and cannot be bothered. We know what they are about Number23 Sep 2015 #8
If they can't see how innocent an infant is? JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #9
I was thinking of this study when Julian Bond died, at a rather young age, imo. Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #10
A little kick JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #13
K & R historylovr Sep 2015 #18
This true and not discussed nearly enough rbrnmw Sep 2015 #19
i never CarlaJonesChicago Oct 2015 #20
Welcome to DU, Carla! Number23 Oct 2015 #21
Thanks CarlaJonesChicago Oct 2015 #22
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