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> Well, physicians have to be paid accordingly for their time and financial investment Most of those doctors European doctors probably got their degree with al
by alkonaut 3y ago
> Well, physicians have to be paid accordingly for their time and financial investment
Most of those doctors European doctors probably got their degree with almost no tuition paid. If I wanted to become a doctor I could start now, and finish in 5 years with zero debt. It wouldn't be an "investment" in any more than my own time and effort.
But I think this shows that the healthcare is just one part of a large interconnected system of things. It's not easy to change into a french or UK or scandinavian healthcare model with great savings if doctors expect to make $300k/year because they made an investment. So single payer universal healthcare might need more doctors and nurses trained with tax money? But when I go to a university to get my tax-funded MD, that university is most likely a public institution too. You wouldn't have a university taking a huge cut of that money.
- fifteen1506 3y ago5 years? You wish!
- Jensson 3y agoResidency is just a normal job in most countries. It isn't a hazing period like in USA.
- alkonaut 3y agoOK I'd be a "physician" within 5 years (if I didn't fail). A "doctor" would be after a couple of more years, but those years are done working, with a salary, and the rest of the staff still calls you 'doctor'. Just like there are no unpaid internships for attractive jobs in law or finance, there also aren't any unpaid or extremely underpaid healthcare jobs. On the other hand: a US resident dr makes what, $60k? That's comparable to European doctors. I wouldn't make $100k for quite a few years. The first "residency" period here would proabably be more like $50k or even less. But with zero debt that doesn't sound horrible.