That is not nearly as true today as the past - for one bc of crippling medical school debt, and for another malpractice insurance, bc everything involves lawyers these days. So they become mere cogs in a machine, like every other working joe - gone are the days where every Thursday is a golfing day, now their bosses have them clock in 9:5. And like if their hospital or doctor working group buys a new machine, suddenly everyone that comes through the door “needs” to be tested by it, even if that requires jabbing needles into people and drawing blood. In the USA the ethical implications of daily life as a doctor in a capitalist society that uses medical insurance are… no bueno.
Also there’s huge inequality in pay between like “doctors” aka general practitioners vs. specialists like X-ray technicians. So the ones we are most likely to encounter face to face are those who are most run-down, overworked, and stressed out. And in this case, probably those least capable of doing anything else that they want with their life, other than memorize and regurgitate lots and lots of medicinal facts, which already since that time you could basically replace with a computer.
So given the effort you have to put in to become and remain a doctor, no the final take-home pay is not really worth it, to many people anymore.
Side-note: for anyone who isn’t a billionaire and will NEED doctors in the future, we are so fucked by what these factors are doing to the USA right now.:-(
That is not nearly as true today as the past - for one bc of crippling medical school debt, and for another malpractice insurance, bc everything involves lawyers these days. So they become mere cogs in a machine, like every other working joe - gone are the days where every Thursday is a golfing day, now their bosses have them clock in 9:5. And like if their hospital or doctor working group buys a new machine, suddenly everyone that comes through the door “needs” to be tested by it, even if that requires jabbing needles into people and drawing blood. In the USA the ethical implications of daily life as a doctor in a capitalist society that uses medical insurance are… no bueno.
Also there’s huge inequality in pay between like “doctors” aka general practitioners vs. specialists like X-ray technicians. So the ones we are most likely to encounter face to face are those who are most run-down, overworked, and stressed out. And in this case, probably those least capable of doing anything else that they want with their life, other than memorize and regurgitate lots and lots of medicinal facts, which already since that time you could basically replace with a computer.
So given the effort you have to put in to become and remain a doctor, no the final take-home pay is not really worth it, to many people anymore.
Side-note: for anyone who isn’t a billionaire and will NEED doctors in the future, we are so fucked by what these factors are doing to the USA right now.:-(
Ah I see, I didn’t know. Thanks for that!