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Politics : Ask Michael Burke
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To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (34988)11/1/1998 11:16:00 AM
From: baggo  Read Replies (2) of 132070
 
Skeets,
I agree with almost all your points and I'm not offended in the least. I may have been misunderstood a little. My specialty choice had capitalistic overtones, not my decision to become a physician. Once I learned the ropes while in med school, I was determined to be a specialist and thus have greater earning power. I, initially, was going to be a pediatrician, but after seeing the lifestyle and pay-scale, I decided against it. Am I a bad person for choosing a high paying specialty? You decide.
Most graduating physicians in this country are laden with debt and are physically and psychologically overwhelmed. The debt is sometimes scary. A graduate of a private med school can have well over 100k in student loans. Malpractice insurance down the road can reach 50-75k/year depending on specialty and state. A lot of students have loans from undergraduate days.
So are the only good doctors the ones who work only for the love of their job. I don't think so.
Lowering admission criteria? Do you really want that to happen as a consumer?
I could go on and on, but quite frankly I hate to type.
Regards,
Brice
BTW anyone in a HMO- be assertive with your questions/rights. Specialists do have a place in this world of cheap medicine. It's your life.
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