2 additional years of general education is 2 extra years whether total training time is 4 years or 10 years. There’s no non-linear effect that I’m aware of that

2 additional years of general education is 2 extra years whether total training time is 4 years or 10 years. There’s no non-linear effect that I’m aware of that makes a 33% increase from 6 to 8 years somehow much more expensive or more painful than a 100% increase from 2 to 4. All of the other profession degrees provide public services and so pass the costs of general education directly to the public. In many cases like with pharmacists and physical therapists, it’s directly affecting the medical system. Also take a look at the percentage of medical costs that go to doctors. It’s a small percentage. Speeding their training up by 2 years isn’t going to make much of a dent. In fact if you move to 6 year med school it might actuality make their education more expensive overall because med school is much more expensive per year than an undergraduate degree.