Posted on 02/03/2023 7:06:21 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Via Association of American Medical Colleges:
This year’s first-year class of medical students is more diverse than ever before. In fact, the number of Black or African American students who matriculated into medical school for the 2021-2022 academic year increased by 21%, according to data from the AAMC. But those numbers belie a disturbing history of bias and racial inequity in medical school admissions dating back more than a century — one that continues today and that can be overcome only with intentionality and less focus on high Medical College Admission Test® (MCAT) scores for admittance into medical school.
The conventional take, which is morally correct, is to lament the unnecessary jettisoning of standards to chase the racial equity unicorn in lieu of a straight meritocracy. That merit should equal success was historically a foundational principle of America.
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But in reality, in some respects, none of this really matters for patients’ health or quality of life. Since the robber barons hijacked the medical infrastructure in the early 1900s, medicine has been more about maximizing profits by managing chronic health conditions than effectively treating them.
As Saagar notes in his monologue, the United States devotes an ungodly one-fifth of its total economic output to healthcare, yet chronic disease is more prevalent than ever. U.S. life expectancy just dropped for the second year in a row. By every measure, American healthcare is a scam.
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One of a million reasons one should mind his health.
I expect a flurry of lawsuits in the next decade from medical malpractice.
It is admissions today. Tomorrow it will be board certifications because nobody can pass the tough board exams of today. Same with law and the bar. Same with professional engineering exams.
Check the doctor’s wall—all you need to see is a medical license and a “white lives matter” poster—and you are good to go!
It is the Chinese communist revolution all over again. We have our own Red Guard, Antifa the woke, and the elimination of the highly educated professional class.
I want to know how Kamala passed the bar exam.
That qualifies as a modern miracle.
Another long stride in the march to make the US into a 3rd World country.
https://www.aamc.org/about-us/our-leadership
Doctor mistakes are already the leading cause of death.
Your new doctor will have at least a 70 IQ.
Buy futures in Mortician stocks NOW.
I’m very much looking forward to my new illegal alien primary care physician with the 4th grade education.......it’s gonna be awesome.
California is already trying to lower the passing score for the bar exam.
I redirected. FCC First Class Radiotelephone, RADAR endorsement, Extra Class Amateur Radio license. Lots of computer language/operating system books. A new career performing EE/CS work. Less smelly than a microbiology lab. No need for malpractice insurance and repaying med school loans.
Observing the state of medicine today, I don't regret the redirect.
It’s called equity, and it severly stifles achievers.
Meritocracy only exists on college athletic teams.
From now on, I will never go to or see a young doctor.
AS IF our health system isn’t screwed up enough-———
HOW DID AOC get a diploma???
California bar exam grading is rigged anyway and has been for a long time
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