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http://www.zocdoc.com/ http://www.zocdoc.com/ is doing some disruptive work in the area, but the high amount of regulation is really a huge limiting factor in the industry. It's a field where people are inherently afraid of change due to the lives at stake. I think it really takes some doctors who aren't afraid to step out of the system and do awesome things. One of the few I've found is Jay Parkinson (http://blog.jayparkinsonmd.com/ http://blog.jayparkinsonmd.com/). Jay noted that the healthcare system in the US is one of the best at acute care, but one of the worst at preventative medicine, which is why everyone is dying of chronic illnesses these days. As a Biomedical Engineering Major originally going the pre-med route, I got really discouraged by the amount of work/studying/brainwashing required to work in such a highly regulated system where saving lives is secondary to your fear of getting sued. And then you have the healthcare and pharmaceutical giants pulling many of the strings in the background amidst all the crazy regulation from the FDA, it's just sort of depressing at the moment. But on the bright side, I do think it's all on the brink of some sort of revolution. I don't see the current model being very sustainable in the long term. It's quite possible that by the time you're done with your residency (and subsequent fellowship?) things could look a lot different.