why medicine IS worth it

[DanniD]

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As a Med student I never have to think of pick up lines... med school has bestowed upon me the greatest pick up line known to men. "Hi, I'm taking medicine" 😍

I'm sorry but that was the worst pick line ever... it shows that you have no confidence in yourself as a person so you rely on your career to do you miracles

 

[beautifulmalady]

I'm sorry but that was the worst pick line ever... it shows that you have no confidence in yourself as a person so you rely on your career to do you miracles

It got you to talk to him...

 

[cs24]

A thread started with definite, real potential that turned into this crap within 10 posts... maybe @SouthernSurgeon has been right all along with all his posts about allo going to the dogs.

 

[WingedOx]

A thread started with definite, real potential that turned into this crap within 10 posts... maybe @SouthernSurgeon has been right all along with all his posts about allo going to the dogs.

The entire premise of this thread was in response to some really stupid threads that preceded this one. It never stood a chance.

 

[W19]

It's not worth it... NP is taking over our profession.

 

[Frazier]

It's not worth it... NP is taking over our profession.

For someone that has been active on this forum to the degree you have, you should know better than bump an old thread with only that sentiment to provide.

 

[FiveOClock]

Keep in mind that, via legislation, we could be forced to accept insurance. It nearly happened in the past.

http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/05/doctors-forced-accept-medicare-rates-stay-licensed.html

This would probably be thrown out in a court challenge. Although if it wasn't, it would not stop doctors from refusing to see patients for "other reasons." You can't force the doctor-patient relationship upon a physician or a patient.

 

[Chemdude]

Medicine is a good career choice because of its stability and adequate compensation. "Talking to people", intellectual stimulation and "playing an intimate role in people's lives" are overrated reasons. Ask a middle-aged primary care doctor if they enjoy talking to patients about their GI problems. Ask a middle-aged radiologist if they enjoy reading 100 chest xrays a day..it gets boring after a while. Ultimately, medicine is a just a job (like any other profession). Treat medicine as a job and you'll be happier. Work to live; don't live to work. Contrary to popular opinion on SDN, a happy/successful personal life is much more important than a successful career.

 

[Mad Jack]

This would probably be thrown out in a court challenge. Although if it wasn't, it would not stop doctors from refusing to see patients for "other reasons." You can't force the doctor-patient relationship upon a physician or a patient.

It's actually unlikely, as state licensing boards have the power to legislate who receives a license and for what reason as they please. Same goes for prescribe numbers- they could just tie prescribing rights to Medicare enrollment, in the same backdoor manner they force seniors to accept Medicare or lose their Social Security benefits.

As to mandating your patients, well, they could require that X% of your panel be government insurance for licensure. You can pick who, but they still have to be on your panel.

 

[GUH]

It's actually unlikely, as state licensing boards have the power to legislate who receives a license and for what reason as they please. Same goes for prescribe numbers- they could just tie prescribing rights to Medicare enrollment, in the same backdoor manner they force seniors to accept Medicare or lose their Social Security benefits.

As to mandating your patients, well, they could require that X% of your panel be government insurance for licensure. You can pick who, but they still have to be on your panel.

State medical boards are dominated by physicians. Maybe some day in the distant future that will change or there will be enough radically leftist physicians on a state medical board to push such a change and succeed against the inevitable legal action of physicians working in that state, but I doubt it will happen any time soon unless socialized medicine is imposed by federal legislation.

 

[Mad Jack]

State medical boards are dominated by physicians. Maybe some day in the distant future that will change or there will be enough radically leftist physicians on a state medical board to push such a change and succeed against the inevitable legal action of physicians working in that state, but I doubt it will happen any time soon unless socialized medicine is imposed by federal legislation.

The easiest way to accomplish it would be tying your prescribing license to your acceptance of Medicare/Medicaid, as this would take the issue from a top-down level that state medical boards would have no say in the issue. Not saying that's desirable, just saying that is the sort of heavy-handed thing the government would do if they socialized medicine here.