I'd like to clarify that I'm not a nativist or racist by any stretch of the imagination. However, I believe that the developing countries, such as India and China, have more of a need for the scarce MDs than we do.
Moreover, we have many more people who want to become physicians in the USA. If we can't even produce our own MDs, then we shouldn't be hustling foreigners to this country to practice.
Importing these MDs is economically equivalent to "importing" an MD education. We shouldn't have to import an MD education. We should increase capacity of this as well as increase the capacity of residency slots.
I've had very bad experiences with foreign MDs. I know one elder woman in my neighborhood who had a "shooting pain in her lower back." Her Iranian MD prescribed her antibiotics for her kidney! This was clearly a case of sciatica.
Another friend of mine -a young, healthy guy - had a vessel pulsate every once in a while in his eye, and it wasn't painful, just annoying. His Albanian MD prescribed him acetominephan (Tylenols, basically)!
In those types of countries, society is less merit-based and more feudalistic. Those who have money can easily - and often do - purchase their kids MD for them for a sum of money that serfs in that country can't afford.
1. Let's start increasing the number of MDs that we produce.
2. Let's increase the number of residency spots in the USA.
3. Let's update/change/improve upon the way that we reimburse our physicians.
Moreover, we have many more people who want to become physicians in the USA. If we can't even produce our own MDs, then we shouldn't be hustling foreigners to this country to practice.
Importing these MDs is economically equivalent to "importing" an MD education. We shouldn't have to import an MD education. We should increase capacity of this as well as increase the capacity of residency slots.
I've had very bad experiences with foreign MDs. I know one elder woman in my neighborhood who had a "shooting pain in her lower back." Her Iranian MD prescribed her antibiotics for her kidney! This was clearly a case of sciatica.
Another friend of mine -a young, healthy guy - had a vessel pulsate every once in a while in his eye, and it wasn't painful, just annoying. His Albanian MD prescribed him acetominephan (Tylenols, basically)!
In those types of countries, society is less merit-based and more feudalistic. Those who have money can easily - and often do - purchase their kids MD for them for a sum of money that serfs in that country can't afford.
1. Let's start increasing the number of MDs that we produce.
2. Let's increase the number of residency spots in the USA.
3. Let's update/change/improve upon the way that we reimburse our physicians.