Amid nurse shortage, a university rolls out the welcome mat for men • Hacker News Board

Re: Amid nurse shortage, a university rolls out the welcome mat for men

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Post by mishellaneous » Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC

EvanAnderson wrote: post #29

drivebyhooting wrote: post #21

Why can’t we have more doctors?

The number of Medicare funded residency slots are limited by law. Medical schools won't graduate more doctors because residency can't be guaranteed. Who wants to be the med school who graduates doctors with >$100K debt and no path to licensure? In the 1990s the AMA lobbied congress to get the number of Medicare-funded slots limited. This was done in response to a projected "oversupply" of doctors (preventing a deflat…

> The number of Medicare funded residency slots are limited by law.

why don't hospitals fund residencies themselves? from what i hear, residents are poorly paid (they make less than nurses) and work long hours (almost like they "reside" in the hospital). i bet they even make money to the hospital.

what's more, when you look at what people pay for healthcare in the USA, money to train residents is peanuts. it'd even make economic sense for people themselves to pool money together and fund residents which would then take care of them as an "alternative" to insurance.

Re: Amid nurse shortage, a university rolls out the welcome mat for men

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Post by IAmBroom » Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC

In the US, nurses suffer some of the highest rates of job-related injuries. I know a male ex-nurse and a male ex-EMT, both of whom left the career due to injuries. That I know more male than female ex-nurses (ex- for this reason) suggests that male nurses are de facto called upon for heavy-lifting jobs in the hospitals. It makes sense, but those are exactly some of the situations that lead to OTJ injuries.

Re: Amid nurse shortage, a university rolls out the welcome mat for men

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Post by tracker1 » Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 6:47 PM UTC

kishkash wrote: post #65

tracker1 wrote: post #53

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There's also plumbing, a/c and electrical work... general repairman stuff, etc. Assuming you're okay working hands on and potentially in more stressful environments (weather). I'm largely with Mike Rowe on this one... it's been a shame the level that people have not been directed into more vocational fields and the level of skilled labor shortages as a result. Higher education has largely been self-serving, not commu…

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Yeah, I don't mean maintenance staff for like a rental company, but just running your own repair business, or working with a more established one.

Just being able to do basic drywall and paint along with simple wiring for electronics (hanging/wiring a wall mounted TV, for example). Can do pretty well, ex: $100+/hr .. though you're not going to be 100% productive.

Re: Amid nurse shortage, a university rolls out the welcome mat for men

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Post by tracker1 » Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC

bbradley406 wrote: post #86

tracker1 wrote: post #85

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Then become a bartender if that's what you want. I know several plumbers, electricians, welders, etc. that make six figures.

It's not what I want. I like my trade and with a few more years, some effort and luck I'll be getting there to six as well. My point is that for every 1 successful electrician and 1 plumber on a job, there's a handful of guys at the concrete plant. There's 3-5 guys on the roof laying shingle and getting cooked in the sun. There's usually a team of 3-5 guys hanging sheet-rock. A lot of trade work absolutely does suck…

That's the split between skilled and unskilled labor... I'm talking about trades for skilled labor. And no, it's not for everyone...

But using your own example, how many people with bachelor's degrees are asking if "you want fries with that?" Not every, or any path is guaranteed success... I've worked with plenty of degreed programmers who aren't able to function at all.