You can do science outside the system. That is easy. Go track something. If you can reproduce your own results, it will be interesting enough for others to join

You can do science outside the system. That is easy. Go track something. If you can reproduce your own results, it will be interesting enough for others to join in. I've done this, I have a few hundred thousand followers that might lean tech/engineering. Getting accredited to be a Physician in the US is a political thing controlled by the Physician Cartel(AMA and ACGME). That line about Ivys and Presidents just seem to line up more with the political situation of Physicians. Heck, residencies and med school are all tied up in special points.