[Torie]

I am not quite sure the increase in the percentage or Indian doctors in Britain represents a decline in quality, and the author does not present any evidence that it does. The dirty little secret is that there are more avenues for success and renown then their used to be. In 1800, the upper middle class consisted of doctors, lawyers, and preachers, with a few odd others. Today, we have about a hundred more choices, and medicine is more and more by the drug prescription numbers. Many docs I know admit privately to me, that they are as bored as hell.

[July 4th]

I am not quite sure the increase in the percentage or Indian doctors in Britain represents a decline in quality

The Indians don't matter. It's where they went to school. I don't know about Britain, but you want to stay the hell away from India-educated Indian doctors in the US. Most Indian medical schools are no better than the Mexican medical schools, which are notoriously bad. Indians who attended medical school in the US are no problem at all.

[Cronos]

I am not quite sure the increase in the percentage or Indian doctors in Britain represents a decline in quality, and the author does not present any evidence that it does

Actually it doesn't -- the decline in quality is due to the NHS and socialist medicare

[IDontLikeToPayTaxes]

The dirty little secret is that there are more avenues for success and renown then their used to be.......In 1800, the upper middle class consisted of doctors, lawyers, and preachers, with a few odd others. Today, we have about a hundred more choices....

Couldn't agree more. Not only are males not going to medical school any more, but they're not going to college in general like they used to.

That's not necessarily a bad thing. I've been out of college for 10 years, and from my experience the guys that never set foot on a college campus make just as much if not more $$$ than any college grads I know.

The craftsmen, tradesmen, small business owners, mechanics, salesmen, HVAC guys, etc etc, make just as much money and have a TON more job security than any college grad stuck in the corporate America grind.

Case in point....

I know of a guy that makes approx. $75,000 per year. We both live in semi-rural Southwest Virginia, so $75K a year is pretty good money. Well, he's the guy that sat next to me when we took the SAT tests in high school. We weren't great friends or anything, but we knew each other. I noticed at the time that his hands were dried up and peeling, he said that's because of the chemicals in the plant where he works. I snickered to myself "haha, you're a redneck loser, you'll work in a factory your whole life, and I'm going to college....hahaha."

Well, he's still working at that same place, 14 years and going strong. Now's he's the plant manager or something like that. I went to college, then the Army, got out and job hopped after layoffs, downsizing, etc.

Who's the smart one now? Why the heck did I bother with a $30,000 college education?

I don't think it's worth it any more. People can be just as successful, usualy a LOT more successful, by skipping college and getting out there and working, starting a business, learning a trade, etc.

Just my opinion, of course. :)