The doctor shortage in the US is exacerbated by by the attrition of women from full time work. "Medicine shouldn’t be a part-time interest to be set aside if it becomes inconvenient; it deserves to be a life’s work."

AvgGuy101 · 2012-10-26T14:14:05+00:00

Meanwhile, the current administration is considering imposing gender-based quotas on students in the STEM fields.

Can't wait to see how that works out.

chavelah · 2012-10-26T13:39:33+00:00

This has been posted before.

Doctors - ALL DOCTORS - have been historically overworked, to the detriment of their professional performance and the emotional health of their families.

The number of doctors in America is kept artificially low due by our outdated education and training programs.

The current generation of doctors (male doctors too!) are attempting not to repeat the mistakes of previous generations. They are trying not to be so burned out that they accidentally kill people, or so inattentive to their home life that their marriages end and their kids don't get what they need from them. The old doctors (those geniuses who brought us the 72-hour residency shift) resent young doctors for insisting on being treated like human beings instead of robots or slaves.

This woman didn't have the option to work anything but unpredictable 12-hour shifts when she had young children - and neither did the male doctors of her generation. Today's doctors (men AND women) are demanding other options - part-time, parental leave, hospitalist practice, etc. I'll be goddamned if I can understand why she'd be resentful of doctors today who refuse to be exploited, instead of the American Association of Medical Colleges for knowing that we need more doctors and not working like hell to expand their programs.

killyourego · 2012-10-26T13:51:23+00:00

I'm not quite sure why we can't ensure that everyone who wants to become a doctor and is able to become and stay certified is able to become a doctor. I don't see how its hurting anyone if a doctor doesn't want to work like a slave for decades on end. Let the market determine the number of doctors, doctor wages and doctor workloads. I understand its expensive to train doctors but a ten year period in a doctor's career where they're only working part time isn't that big of a deal. If there's a doctor shortage its an artificial shortage manufactured by the AMA or whomever is responsible for limiting med school class sizes and/or the number of med schools.

actanonverba8 · 2012-10-27T05:11:46+00:00

What a waste of billions in training, scholarships, and talent (e.g. people that did not get accepted due to a female quota). Women are hypergamous so nine times out of ten a female doctor will marry a man making doctor money or greater. Of course they don't take the job as seriously as men.

SCCROW · 2012-10-26T16:13:18+00:00

Medical Science is an oxymoron.

2012-10-26T19:57:17+00:00

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watitdew · 2012-10-26T16:45:25+00:00

I'd like to contest the author's assertion that this kind of half-assed flakey commitment to one's profession is acceptable in the journalism, law, or culinary fields. It's not.

Bennington2013 · 2012-10-26T11:54:33+00:00

what it doesn't mention is WHY less men are going into medicine- that's because of the lop-sided deliberate scholarships for women in our universities- AKA 'affirmative action' in our schools. Not to mention Affirmative Action practices in hiring as well.

It's true that just about any professional female of any type not only just drops out of any given profession after about an average of 6 years, they only show up to work about half the time. They take Mondays and Fridays off, come in late and leave early & then take huge amounts of vacation time every year. They're extremely unreliable to say the least.

I work for a company that deals with virtually all industries and all the female clients we have are nothing short of a nightmare to deal with. After 2 decades of dealing with them first hand, I have come to the conclusion that women are simply not mentally or emotionally suited for work. They create so much unnecessary trouble for themselves and every one else around them. They're very difficult to even deal with at all in any kind of professional environment.

They are confrontational, petty, flakey, and really to be quite honest- just bizarre.

Title	The doctor shortage in the US is exacerbated by by the attrition of women from full time work. "Medicine shouldn’t be a part-time interest to be set aside if it becomes inconvenient; it deserves to be a life’s work."
Author	TenLink
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Comments	55
Date	October 26, 2012 7:19 AM UTC (13 years ago)
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