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Postdocs are paid, and that's basically what a residency is. Or you can think of it as a co-op during a CS degree, which is also paid.
by burkaman 3y ago
Postdocs are paid, and that's basically what a residency is. Or you can think of it as a co-op during a CS degree, which is also paid.
- SoftTalker 3y agoPhD students are paid as well, at least in research departments.
- hospitalJail 3y agoPostdocs/PhDs theoretically are supposed to be paid to advance scientific knowledge. Physicians are not advancing scientific knowledge. Also a co-op during a CS degree isnt paid with taxes.
- nathan_compton 3y ago> Physicians are not advancing scientific knowledge. Yes, but they are providing a similarly valuable service. And, in fact, almost all medical practice contributes to the development of knowledge as well. Lot's of physicians (even residents) write papers.
- burkaman 3y agoI think I understand where you're coming from, but even ignoring resident salaries the majority of other healthcare spending is already government-funded, and in my ideal world all of it would be, so it's hard for me to be upset about this. I don't understand your point about scientific knowledge, in my mind keeping people alive is at least equally as important as advancing scientific knowledge.