These medical students have been doing the work of MDs with decades of war operating experience. It is shameful they are likely being tortured right now when they should be praised and celebrated for stepping up, unpaid, and doing life-saving work for half a year.
One thing I’ve realized during residency training is that there seems to be essentially zero correlation to the “tier” of medical school somebody went to and their medical knowledge or quality of doctor they end up becoming.
Earlier this month an Illinois physician learned her ER as getting a new boss. He called himself "Doctor George." And he was *deeply* unhappy with her failure to do Medicare fraud.
A thread on the chaotic collapse of a(nother) private equity ER operator https://t.co/QKeKpG6xkJ
When I make videos about the US healthcare system, I try to do it in a way that is accessible to everybody. If you do advocacy work, please feel free to use these videos in presentations or send them to your Congress person. Keep advocating. https://t.co/wYtk6xZmaH
How much do hospitals receive from the government to train residents?
It depends. There are multiple funding streams and the formulae are complicated.
But here, a consulting firm did the math...
…and estimated that, in 2019, the average Medicare subsidy was $145,435/resident.
BREAKING: Physicians in New York City are on strike for the first time in 33 years.
150 trainee doctors walked out on strike today at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens.
They're pushing back against the low pay residents get for extremely long hours and grueling work.