Dear Mr. president,
Some people have been telling you about a shortage of doctors, urging you to bring foreign doctors, but they hide the fact that there are thousands of unemployed US MD please investigate. #POTUS45@realDonaldTrump@DHS_Wolf@AtulGroverMD @WitzkeforDE @WCWOA
I almost never comment on COVID-19, but this is important:
Children with pre-existing conditions *still* don’t deserve to die from a preventable infection.
Hello.
By the time you read this Tweet, you have less than 2 days to submit your comments on the Coalition for Physician Accountability’s recommendations to change the medical school —> residency transition.
(my thoughts on the recs are here)
https://t.co/ULR1yEPg5I
I think the residency selection process can be improved if we all agree upon some basic guiding principles.
That’s why I signed the “UME to GME Transition Bill of Rights.”
You can sign, too, at:
https://t.co/605jNFHCYF
I'm going to keep tweeting this so everyone knows how to help!
Join us at @ASP__org by contacting senators/congress to get these bills passed.
mailing list: https://t.co/nRDHIcWqtv
email: [email protected]
https://t.co/ReIknno20j
Medical education is expensive - both in real dollars and forgone opportunities. When doctors are unemployed, it represents a real waste of time, financial resources, and talent.
https://t.co/KnM5cRuujI
How did a multiple-choice question test of basic science become the king of residency selection - and then collapse under the force of its own weight?
Tonight, I got to give a brief talk to answer this question:
USMLE Step 1 P/F: How did we get here?
https://t.co/UeWF65zWNC
The UK is extending there registration to those that have successfully completed licensing exams in other countries to meet their needs.
Why is the US not doing the same by increasing residency positions to bridge the physician gap?
#TrainMoreDoctors
https://t.co/xDvFbKXHss