Medicine being called a “noble profession” has been used for years to guilt doctors into accepting burnout, underpayment, and terrible working conditions.
805 unfilled FM spots, 144 unfilled Peds spots, both higher than last year. Primary care is essential yet people are not applying and one of the big reasons, whether we want to admit it or not, is compensation. Primary care physicians should be compensated more!! !
People are so delusional about the role of doctors in healthcare. I especially like the ones who think we are collectively hiding some big secret. Have you been to a hospital? No one can keep a secret. Everyone knows Tom is sleeping with Grace and I don’t even know who either are
If you want to talk about what actually prepares you for med school… it’s retail, customer service, and food service jobs. Nothing else prepares you for the type of absolute fuckery you’re going to encounter all the time