What will give a person incentive to go to medical school if socialized

**dwoodall** · 07-13-2009, 01:09 AM

Very little.

What will be even better to watch is how many current physicians quit or dramatically scale back what procedures they will perform, and when they will perform them.

When you're punching a clock for your paycheck, why stick around an extra 3 hours when there's another shift coming on right behind you? That's your biggest worry in a true socialized system....needing emergency treatment right at a shift change.

**ruth** · 07-13-2009, 01:20 AM

The government will have to pay for tuition. We will get government quality medicine.

Oh, these poor silly fools who think that we are going to get "compassion" from our government. When they wake up it will be too late.

**Tony H** · 07-13-2009, 01:27 AM

Lots of bright people choose the security of civil service over a career. LOL

**Taffi** · 07-13-2009, 01:29 AM

My thoughts exactly!!

**Jazzhatâ™« v 2.0** · 07-13-2009, 01:32 AM

I'm working on a degree in a field of allied medical right now and I'm glad we're getting the reform we need. It will actually be good for the medical profession because more people will be going to see the doctor. Our society will be much healthier because of the reform.

**Brown9500v1** · 07-13-2009, 01:32 AM

Lord help us if people go into medicine because they want to help people rather than get rich.

**nanny** · 07-13-2009, 01:33 AM

There will be better use of all medical specialties, lab, XRay, surgery, PA, PT, etc. I There will be more money for tuition, also.

The insurance companies now are paying MDs per visit, per test and give them bonus monies for saving hospital days, test fees, etc. The doctors won't be 'beholding' to insurance, drug companies and malpractice insurance fees.

Doctors will be free to practice REAL MEDICINE!!

**Me M** · 07-13-2009, 01:41 AM

To get a job as a doctor? To help people?

Honestly you are so focused on money.... For many doctors the money is only a small part of it....

Not that socialized medicine means they wouldn't be getting paid just as well... there is NO indication of that. They just will get the money form the government instead of your private insurance plan.. that already does everything in it's power to not pay....

Nothing will change on that side of things. I can't imagine how one could convince of the scenario you think will happen. It just doesn't make sense. Someone is playing your fears like a harp.... consider that, and then wonder what their motivation is to lie to you.

07-13-2009, 01:46 AM

For starters, socialized medicine has never been a consideration here.

Some advocate a single payer system which is much different from a socialized system.

One more time. Socialized medicine as in France, the doctors work for the government.
Single Payer, just like here with the government filling the role of the insurance company which saves much much money.

But to your question. A doctor should want to become a doctor because he or she is a compassionate and intelligent person who wants to heal people.
Countries with so call "socialized medicine and those with single payer systems have no trouble attracting doctors.

Plenty of doctors in France and they have the world's best system. How do you account for that?

**zaza** · 07-13-2009, 01:55 AM

Medical school costs hundreds of thousands of dollars and at least 12 years of your life.( 4 pre med, 4 med, 4-5 residency).

You will soon see an upsurge in Dermatologists.