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FakeNoose

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10. The short supply of doctors used to be at the prerogative of the AMA

Reply to ismnotwasm (Original post)

Mon Jun 10, 2019, 07:59 PM

Jun 2019

I don't know if this is true any more, but the American Medical Association used to make sure that American medical schools graduated few enough doctors and medical professionals in order to maintain a shortage. MDs would always remain at the top of the food chain as long as the shortage continued, so of course it worked to their advantage. Sure there's physician burnout, there's also normal attrition, retirement, career changes, etc. Our population is growing, why are there so few seats available in the medical schools?

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The Business of Health Care Depends on Exploiting Doctors and Nurses [View all] ismnotwasm Jun 2019 OP

I can certainly relate tulipsandroses Jun 2019 #1

I enjoy hospital work ismnotwasm Jun 2019 #3

I enjoy the work itself - I love helping the patients tulipsandroses Jun 2019 #8

We just passed the missed break law here in Washington state ismnotwasm Jun 2019 #9

No union in GA- But I'm hoping HR 2392 passes tulipsandroses Jun 2019 #12

I work 10-20 hours of uncompensated time per week Horse with no Name Jun 2019 #2

The real problem is in the thread title... Wounded Bear Jun 2019 #4

Perhaps ismnotwasm Jun 2019 #5

I once had a job as an RN where one other nurse and I managed a very sick group of patients Cousin Dupree Jun 2019 #6

Holy crap that's brutal ismnotwasm Jun 2019 #7

The short supply of doctors used to be at the prerogative of the AMA FakeNoose Jun 2019 #10

An excellent question ismnotwasm Jun 2019 #11

The trick on the clinical level is getting all the patients taken care of by C.O.B. Aristus Jun 2019 #13

I think unions make a huge difference ismnotwasm Jun 2019 #14

As a Physician Assistant, I actually have it relatively easy. Aristus Jun 2019 #15