choosing private vs public on secondaries

[Homoochan]

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Hm.. I noticed some secondaires ask me to choose what kind of career path I want to pursue..

I thought the states have only private practices.. maybe I'm ill-informed since I live north..

Is there public free health care like we do in canada? I guess you guys have free care for elderly.. is that considered as public whereas private is like.. practicing in university hospitals or opening private office?

 

[JediZero]

Homoochan, the States are different in that they require individuals to pay for their own insurance or pay their healthcare expenses out-of-pocket, but many hospitals and clinics are still run by various state and local governments, either directly or through state-sponsored med schools.

As I understand things, though, the difference is between working in a small business you own, or for a larger hospital that takes care of the business side of things for you. It's basically a trade-off where you get more control, but more responsibilities at the same time.

EDIT: It might behoove you to do a little research on this, as you can be sure your interviews will require you to be knowledgable about this sort of thing 😉

 

[Bunny Fru Fru]

I think the question is straight forward. There is no government run health care in the US, like Canada; though, the US does have Medicaid for the poor who qualify, and Medicare for the elderly.
The question wants to know if you plan to go into private practice as a (choose specialty) >cardiologist, radiologist, pediatrician.........or do you plan on academics because you like to teach while practicing your specialty, and maybe do some research on the side, or be involved in a medical school administration. Or maybe you want to graduate and join Doctors Without Borders and thrive on mission work. Or maybe you want to be the next Surgeon General of the US? They just want to see that you've considered your future life in some concrete form. The options are limitless........
I don't really think that you MUST choose a specialty, in fact, I personally think it is better for a person to go to med school, see what it's all about and find what interests you. And, you can say that too, but choosing better words than mine 😉