> rigorous schooling and sacrifice of youth required to become a physician Which wouldn't be such a barrier to entry if medicine were an undergraduate degree (

> rigorous schooling and sacrifice of youth required to become a physician Which wouldn't be such a barrier to entry if medicine were an undergraduate degree (i.e. an MBBS) as in the rest of the world, instead of a graduate one, and residents and fellows were paid market wages instead of government-depressed ones. Creating skilled and knowledgeable doctors does not require stacking a 4 year degree on top of another 4 year degree--a single 5 or 6 year program should be enough.