[PGR88]

the academics have been gaining ground for forty years and the practitioners have almost completely been driven from the battlefield.

Interesting. Please clarify. What's the practical consequence of that?

Raising up and promoting those who do research, get Fed.gov money, get patents, get rich in biotech? Vs. getting doctors to work in Emergency rooms?

[Jim Noble]

What's the practical consequence of that?

Every doctor who retires at 65 needs two - three 30 year olds to replace him.

Not sustainable.