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Just some thoughts. Moderator here has a program director/instn that will not acknowledge residency expansion, yet graduating residents have to take up full time locums or have great difficulty finding job. That is just malice.
ASTRO weighs in strongly on policy/reimbursement issues such as protons and technical fees, yet has complete silence on supply/demand, which has
a much greater impact on the majority of its membership. Almost none of the radoncs I know (and every single resident) are strongly affected by technical reimbursement, or protons, but are entirely impacted by supply and demand. Why is supply and demand not their number one policy priority?
I have a great job, but would absolutely not recommend this field to anyone who doesnt already have a good job. (enlightening?) Right now, that is my caveat to medical students: its a great field to be in if you have a great job lined up in medical school, otherwise supply demand issues could really lead you to a bad place.
ASTRO weighs in strongly on policy/reimbursement issues such as protons and technical fees, yet has complete silence on supply/demand, which has
a much greater impact on the majority of its membership. Almost none of the radoncs I know (and every single resident) are strongly affected by technical reimbursement, or protons, but are entirely impacted by supply and demand. Why is supply and demand not their number one policy priority?
I have a great job, but would absolutely not recommend this field to anyone who doesnt already have a good job. (enlightening?) Right now, that is my caveat to medical students: its a great field to be in if you have a great job lined up in medical school, otherwise supply demand issues could really lead you to a bad place.
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