Arnold Kling: “If practice regulations and licensing were not a factor, Wal-Mart could rely less on formal schooling and more on internal training for its medical workers. Then you would see real improvements in quality and reductions in cost.”
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They need to train their oil change technicians first. I have to watch them to prevent them from screwing mine up.
Interesting concept. Very interesting.
NP’s and PA’s won’t fill their needs (especially since they only get between a half-day and two weeks of anatomy…still boiling about this…)
Medical education is outdated, is out-of-touch, is arrogant, and is distastefully insulated from the real world. The eggheads they produce reflect this world view, and we all laugh at them.
Wal-Mart, as much as I hate them, could train their own. I don’t doubt that they have the talent to get the necessary variables in place. Who’s to say that Wal-Mart couldn’t start a med school (Wal-Mart U?) and even rotations to supplement residency experiences (rotations in retail medicine, rotations in chronic disease management in retail settings, etc.)?
Watch out., medical academia. You suck, and you’re about to feel it.
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