(11-06-2018, 10:26 AM)StroudCrowd1 Wrote:

(11-06-2018, 10:17 AM)mikesez Wrote: I wouldn't want that either.  I'm not saying we should let people who consistently earn B's instead of A's become medical doctors.
I am saying that we should be asking, how many years do they have to earn those A's, and how many different classes do they have to earn them in?
Does an 18 year old who knows he wants to be an MD need to take intro to Anthropology or intro to Psychology? Do they need to take the same general calculus classes as engineers or should they be taking a shorter math class that is geared to getting them through chemistry only? Do they all need the physics 2 necessary to design an MRI machine, or can they just trust that it works? Do they need to take enough statistics to create new medical trials, or should they only take enough to be able to read and understand medical trials published by others?

IMO, a college education is more than just being educated in the field you intend to go to. It is a whole education. Based on what you are saying, there should be trade schools specifically for people who want to be doctors. Just like HVAC, Plumbers, Electricians, etc. I don't believe that. I think you need tough (non-related) courses to weed out people who aren't serious about getting where they are going.

Trade school to be a plumber or electrician would be an extreme example of what I'm talking about.
The number of things that we would both expect an MD to know is much bigger and takes more years than what we expect of an electrician or plumber.
And I never said that tough weed-out courses weren't warranted sometimes.
I just happen to think, when we have fewer doctors per capita than any European country, and a few Latin American countries, perhaps we have too many tough, non-related, weed-out courses. Supply is low, and kept low by ivory tower elites who don't care for patients. Perhaps that's why prices are high?

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