Soon to have a Doctor Shortage

[GHook93]

May people used to flock to the profession. It is an honorable profession with the promise of a 1%er payday.

That is not necessarily the case anymore. First it take a long time to get the through med school. Second the cost of med school leaves the doctor $400-$500k in the hole with student loans (not including $100-$150k for under grad). Then the new doctor gets paid $30-$50k as a resident for the next few years. After 8 of school and residency they can now get a job. A job is pretty much guaranteed, but the payday is not. It is being reported many doctors start out making little more than $100k and work for years to get to $300k. Yer many don't even get over $200k.

Money should be the only motivator, but the length and cost of schools are driving many of our best and brightest to other professions. A doctor shortage is inevitable!


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[HenryBHough]

Ah, but socialized medicine will solve any shortage.

The socialist government will simply require aptitude testing in all high schools. Any student showing a high aptitude for medicine will be interred in forced medical education - drafted, if you will - then, upon completion, forced to work in government hospitals.

You'll love being cared for by a doctor who doesn't want to be one!

Because, if you don't, you'll be denied all medical care as an enemy of the state.

 

[Timmy]

Don't kid yourselves , doctors are making a killing ! They all join these big medical groups and socialized medicine means guaranteed payments .

 

[francoHFW]

Ah, but socialized medicine will solve any shortage.

The socialist government will simply require aptitude testing in all high schools. Any student showing a high aptitude for medicine will be interred in forced medical education - drafted, if you will - then, upon completion, forced to work in government hospitals.

You'll love being cared for by a doctor who doesn't want to be one!

Because, if you don't, you'll be denied all medical care as an enemy of the state.

Brainwashed morons^^^

 

[GHook93]

Ah, but socialized medicine will solve any shortage.

The socialist government will simply require aptitude testing in all high schools. Any student showing a high aptitude for medicine will be interred in forced medical education - drafted, if you will - then, upon completion, forced to work in government hospitals.

You'll love being cared for by a doctor who doesn't want to be one!

Because, if you don't, you'll be denied all medical care as an enemy of the state.

Red herring and a different argument. Obviously SM will make of worse.


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[GHook93]

Don't kid yourselves , doctors are making a killing ! They all join these big medical groups and socialized medicine means guaranteed payments .

Off topic, but socialized medicine would mean far longer hours, far inferior facilities for far less pay! The shortage would only increase.


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[GHook93]

Ah, but socialized medicine will solve any shortage.

The socialist government will simply require aptitude testing in all high schools. Any student showing a high aptitude for medicine will be interred in forced medical education - drafted, if you will - then, upon completion, forced to work in government hospitals.

You'll love being cared for by a doctor who doesn't want to be one!

Because, if you don't, you'll be denied all medical care as an enemy of the state.

Brainwashed morons^^^

Pot calling kettle black!


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[Tax Man]

May people used to flock to the profession. It is an honorable profession with the promise of a 1%er payday.

That is not necessarily the case anymore. First it take a long time to get the through med school. Second the cost of med school leaves the doctor $400-$500k in the hole with student loans (not including $100-$150k for under grad). Then the new doctor gets paid $30-$50k as a resident for the next few years. After 8 of school and residency they can now get a job. A job is pretty much guaranteed, but the payday is not. It is being reported many doctors start out making little more than $100k and work for years to get to $300k. Yer many don't even get over $200k.

Money should be the only motivator, but the length and cost of schools are driving many of our best and brightest to other professions. A doctor shortage is inevitable!


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I guess you have not been a doctor who was trained/educated in India or China or europe? These are the ones making medicine today.

 

[Timmy]

Don't kid yourselves , doctors are making a killing ! They all join these big medical groups and socialized medicine means guaranteed payments .

Off topic, but socialized medicine would mean far longer hours, far inferior facilities for far less pay! The shortage would only increase.


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By "socialized " I mean non private coverage .

In US we have private and then public for those who don't have private available .

 

[Mr Natural]

I don't know any poor doctors.

Do you?

 

[GHook93]

May people used to flock to the profession. It is an honorable profession with the promise of a 1%er payday.

That is not necessarily the case anymore. First it take a long time to get the through med school. Second the cost of med school leaves the doctor $400-$500k in the hole with student loans (not including $100-$150k for under grad). Then the new doctor gets paid $30-$50k as a resident for the next few years. After 8 of school and residency they can now get a job. A job is pretty much guaranteed, but the payday is not. It is being reported many doctors start out making little more than $100k and work for years to get to $300k. Yer many don't even get over $200k.

Money should be the only motivator, but the length and cost of schools are driving many of our best and brightest to other professions. A doctor shortage is inevitable!


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I guess you have not been a doctor who was trained/educated in India or China or europe? These are the ones making medicine today.

You know that is not true. Rich Europeans and Asians still come here for treatment


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[GHook93]

I don't know any poor doctors.

Do you?

Med student are poor. Resident doctors make $30-$50k and have to pay on $400k in SL debt


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[HenryBHough]

In order to make socialized medicine work it would be necessary to ban private practices and make attempting to leave The U.S. for medical treatment a felony punishable by forced incarceration in an Emergency care waiting room.