Comments on: Medical students lobby Congress for lower medical school tuition http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/03/medical-students-lobby-congress-for.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bad Medicine, Good Solutionshttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/03/medical-students-lobby-congress-for.html#comment-90386 Bad Medicine, Good Solutions Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:16:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/03/medical-students-lobby-congress-for-lower-medical-school-tuition.html#comment-90386 You forget that there is also the midlevel issue where our country is sending the message that we don't want primary care physicians. Instead we want primary care providers. It is hard for a student to make the leap into primary care as a physician when the government, insurance companies, and even other physicians are claiming those with no more than a third year medical student's education can do your job just as well. Any physician in primary care knows darn well that it takes a physician to do a physicians job. Our country will suffer with having lowered its minimum standard for practicing autonomous primary care. You forget that there is also the midlevel issue where our country is sending the message that we don’t want primary care physicians. Instead we want primary care providers. It is hard for a student to make the leap into primary care as a physician when the government, insurance companies, and even other physicians are claiming those with no more than a third year medical student’s education can do your job just as well. Any physician in primary care knows darn well that it takes a physician to do a physicians job. Our country will suffer with having lowered its minimum standard for practicing autonomous primary care.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/03/medical-students-lobby-congress-for.html#comment-90385 Anonymous Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:51:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/03/medical-students-lobby-congress-for-lower-medical-school-tuition.html#comment-90385 Physicians want to be free from the clutches of the federal govt but where do they turn for help? The federal govt. Mixed message at a minimum. Physicians want to be free from the clutches of the federal govt but where do they turn for help? The federal govt. Mixed message at a minimum.

]]> By: health advocatehttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/03/medical-students-lobby-congress-for.html#comment-90383 health advocate Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:04:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/03/medical-students-lobby-congress-for-lower-medical-school-tuition.html#comment-90383 It is very expensive to go into medical school. Although the price is very high and should be more reasonable, I still think that the price of tuition should remain high. If you have to work to pay for school you have a better chance of appreciated your profession. It is very expensive to go into medical school. Although the price is very high and should be more reasonable, I still think that the price of tuition should remain high. If you have to work to pay for school you have a better chance of appreciated your profession.

]]> By: Dr. IKEhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/03/medical-students-lobby-congress-for.html#comment-90379 Dr. IKE Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:49:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/03/medical-students-lobby-congress-for-lower-medical-school-tuition.html#comment-90379 It's a simple reality and, though I'm uncertain federal regulation will ever come about, something must be done if the shortage of primary care doctors is to be rectified. After eight years of school, $200,000 is a lot of debt to face and--in business terms--generalist practice is a poor investment.<br/><br/>In the chiropractic arena the worries are just as great. Maybe all those "stimulate the economy by forgiving student loan debt" emails were on to something... It’s a simple reality and, though I’m uncertain federal regulation will ever come about, something must be done if the shortage of primary care doctors is to be rectified. After eight years of school, $200,000 is a lot of debt to face and–in business terms–generalist practice is a poor investment.

In the chiropractic arena the worries are just as great. Maybe all those “stimulate the economy by forgiving student loan debt” emails were on to something…

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/03/medical-students-lobby-congress-for.html#comment-90378 Anonymous Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:44:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/03/medical-students-lobby-congress-for-lower-medical-school-tuition.html#comment-90378 The issue isn't primary care vs specialist (although that makes the better sound byte and will probably be the talking point going forward).<br/><br/>The real dichotomy is procedural vs non-procedural care. In addition to PCPs, you've got a potential constituency in all the general surgeons who are fed up with having to do post-procedural care for people seen by IR, etc. as well as the specialties that don't really have procedures to bill for like endocrine and genetics. The issue isn’t primary care vs specialist (although that makes the better sound byte and will probably be the talking point going forward).

The real dichotomy is procedural vs non-procedural care. In addition to PCPs, you’ve got a potential constituency in all the general surgeons who are fed up with having to do post-procedural care for people seen by IR, etc. as well as the specialties that don’t really have procedures to bill for like endocrine and genetics.

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