> And every step of the way is a huge filter that break and washout many promising potential doctors. > And then there is the medical school debt that you will

> And every step of the way is a huge filter that break and washout many promising potential doctors. > And then there is the medical school debt that you will be saddled with even if you washout. > This system is madness and we need something more efficient to both incentivize more people becoming doctors and less people washing out. Who has the control over this? A legalized monopoly here in America (the AMA) that also famously restrict the number of available residency spots. This creates an artificial scarcity and props up the price of care for the public. Same organization that lobbied and got the government to create laws mandating “certificates of need” [0] to make sure they wouldn’t have to compete in a fair market. This can end at any time. But it won’t because this would go against their interests. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_need https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_need