The planning of U.S. physician shortages (2020)

Post by catchnear4321 » Sat, Jun 03, 2023, 4:39 PM UTC

trentnix wrote: post #188

the_d3f4ult wrote: post #62

Being a physician is a horrible career move right now. As a former Math/CS major turned eye surgeon, I can't help but think about how much easier my life would be had I stuck with tech. It's hard to understand exactly how hard the job is until you've lived it. I saw 40 patient's in clinic today in 8 hours without lunch or any kind of downtime and then spent 2 hours at the hospital because a patient needed an emergent…

I've no doubt the stress of your work is immense and the constant threat of litigation (and the expense of the insurance to fight it) can be overwhelming. As a recipient of multiple eye surgeries (I had strabismus as a kid), I am grateful for competent professionals like you. But I think you buried the lede. In the 2010s I owned a high-end bicycle and sporting good store. It was 7 days of 10+ hours a day most weeks.…

Post by nradov » Sat, Jun 03, 2023, 4:53 PM UTC

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Pigalowda wrote: post #148

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You’re on the wrong forum to complain about the medical field. These SWE think you’re a privileged complaining brat (ironic) who breezed through the 15 years of school and training and don’t deserve anything but disrespect. You’re part of the medical cartel and for the most part, they despise you. Your salary is deemed too high and you are expensive overhead that needs to be decreased - hence the outrage and populari…

In my experience, most of the outrage against the medical system is that it is so expensive, and has such variable outcomes. I don’t think overworking doctors (even more than they already are) is the solution, but I do feel something has to give. What do you think is the problem. What could be productively changed that would make access to healthcare more affordable?

Post by catchnear4321 » Sat, Jun 03, 2023, 4:55 PM UTC

candiddevmike wrote: post #191

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The job security issue is huge. Many of my tech and finance friends in their early 50's are getting pushed out of their jobs, while my physician friends in their 60's can keep their career as long as they want. A family member recently visited a dr. in his late 70's.

It's interesting that places value seniority and experience so much more in medicine vs tech. Things change daily in both fields--new procedures, new findings--yet tech seems to have far more ageism. Why is an older doctor so much more valuable than an older developer?

Post by catchnear4321 » Sat, Jun 03, 2023, 4:58 PM UTC

streptomycin wrote: post #216

cronix wrote: post #209

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I've heard of the "tech bro" stereotype (and seen it many times first hand), but struggle to recall a "doc bro" or equivalent one. I've also never heard of the term "culture fit" when discussing a potential hire in the medical industry like I do tech, software specifically. I wonder if the majority of the types of people who go into tech are different than the majority that go into medicine. > It's interesting that p…

Stereotypically, surgeons are the doc bros.

Post by catchnear4321 » Sat, Jun 03, 2023, 5:00 PM UTC

trentnix wrote: post #242

catchnear4321 wrote: post #241

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goodness gracious there is a lot to unpack here. > As I confronted my busy, work-filled weekend cemented to the shop to deal with the fickle and spoiled public > And it was very nearly non-profit or barely-profit for most of its run. If you know anyone that owns a bike shop, you should give them a hug. They need it. some serious mental gymnastics to land this hypocrisy. someone else struggling differently? here’s an…

Well Dr. Freud, I was just pointing out anecdotally that perspective is important. That’s all.