Why the debt ceiling deal is a horrific outcome for physicians

[UnclePhil]

Dubaifan with another thread/post about how crappy medicine is and why we shouldn't go into it? Shocking.

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[osprey099]

It's funny when people claim money is not a motivating factor in their desire to become a physician.

The simple reason you opened this thread and posted proves otherwise. Money is always in the back of one's mind.

I don't think my last post was clear so some of you might have misinterpreted it. What I meant was that there are numerous doctors out there whose main reason for practicing is not money, but other motivating factors. Money is definitely one of them, but it is not at the top of the list for the majority of doctors. After all, what's the purpose of the interview and med school admissions in general? I'd say it's to admit those qualified students who are primarily motivated by something other than $$

 

[skiing]

Re: KevinMD's comment that we need more doctors in politics, here's a good article by the New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/09/science/09emily.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&smid=fb-share