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>> Then they concluded that such an act would be a terrible thing to do, since no virologist would want to work and live in the middle of nowhere. I mean, this
by enraged_camel 5y ago
>> Then they concluded that such an act would be a terrible thing to do, since no virologist would want to work and live in the middle of nowhere.
I mean, this is a solved problem in many fields. In medicine, for example, the way you convince good doctors and nurses to work in rural hospitals is to pay them a lot more.
- nyanpasu64 5y agoOn the other hand, I hear stories that VA has difficulty hiring doctors in rural areas, and ends up hiring bad doctors who harm patients.
- bradleyjg 5y agoThe VA and the government in general underpays doctors and white collar workers in general.
- nopenopenopeno 5y agoAre you intentionally implying that the blue collar workers are paid fairly but the white collar workers are not? That takes some serious nerve!
- anamax 5y agoThe Mayo Clinic started in the middle of no-where.
- Calavar 5y agoThis is far from a solved problem in medicine. Higher salaries aren't enough to attract the number of doctors are needed, and there are also other issues that actively drive away doctors. (For example, fewer doctors to split the call pool in rural areas means that doctors may need to work more nights and weekends than they would in urban areas.)
- nostrademons 5y agoThat would require 1) budgeting more money for science or 2) hiring fewer scientists. Recent U.S. history has very much shown us unwilling to do 1), which means that we're going to get 2). I'm pretty sure that's not really an outcome scientists want either, and arguably it'd be bad for the nation's long-term competitiveness.