SproutWhich has absolutely NOTHING to do withFri Jul 6, 2012 12:10pm192.86.118.96an indivdual working to integrate some real world working experience into her educational experience timeline as a method of making herself more attractive to employers interested in filling job positions.
A resume that contains educational requirements is good. A resume that contains educational requirements AND work experience is BETTER.
The flaw in the argument about availability of doctors. Clawson, Wed Jul 4 9:41pmWhen the subject of doctor shortage in the USA is brought up, we are told that the shortage is caused by other occupations having higher salaries. Moreover, the only suggested solution is to attract... more
The military trains doctors. kw, Fri Jul 6 4:25am...and uses the wounded to gain experience. Such a dichotomy; to put men in harms way and then practice medicine on them.
A try out untested drugs on them ChristopherBlackwell, Fri Jul 6 7:06pmKW, They forget to mention that you are a government lab rat in the military. I have never heard anyone say that the Sprout, Thu Jul 5 5:46amreason we are facing a shortage of doctors is that being a doctor doesn't pay enough in the US. I think that the ultimate problem is that there are relatively few indivdiuals in society who are... more
Sad, but true (nm) greenman, Thu Jul 5 4:47pm An insider's view History, Thu Jul 5 11:11amYes. That's pretty much it. Most decisions sane people make are determined by the benefit-cost ration. The benefit from one's choice need at least be equal to the cost one pays, and preferentially... more
Pharmacist becomes doctor ChristopherBlackwell, Thu Jul 5 7:39pmWhen K-Mart came to town they bought out a local pharmacist. He went back to medical school and became an MD. When Walmart came to town they could not find a Pharmacist that could run a pharmacy, so... more Salaried government employees don't worry about liability Clawson, Thu Jul 5 3:04pm...and reimbursement. The answer is simple. Government paid tuition grants and government paid jobs for doctors. Any doctor following the traditional route is OK, too, but that route doesn't have... more
Been there, done that. History, Thu Jul 5 7:35pmI was a military physician for my first four years. And I have no regrets at all in doing so in return for a scholarship that covered the cost of medical school. However, I learned this system of... more
Military medicine certainly has its strengths and Sprout, Fri Jul 6 12:15pmweaknesses. I saw good docs and lousy docs when I was in the service.. But I wonder, down the road, if we continue to move towards a gov't run and funded medical system, how many people who cheer... more I agree. SES, Thu Jul 5 5:55amI have never heard the following statement made: "I'd become a Doctor, but they just don't make enough money". lol My Daughter just graduated from Nursing School. It was four years of HARD work. I... more
She will be better off ... Mondo Fuego™ , Thu Jul 5 9:42am... working a few years as a Nurse, then going back to school to get the Nurse Practitioner degree. Just my opinion, of course.
That's her plan. SES, Thu Jul 5 10:49amShe said she'll work as an RN for a couple of years, and THEN get her Nurse Practitioner. BUT...I've heard of people who INTENDED on doing that, but then got involved in marriage and kids and a house ... more
10 years ... Mondo Fuego™ , Thu Jul 5 1:30pm... is not that long to wait. I know people who got their NP degree in their 50s and 60s.
I think the challenge is that, I have to suspect the longer Sprout, Mon Jul 9 1:03pmone waits the ODDS of going back for it probably drop pretty significantly... I think someone who has a good strong PLAN, and a SCHEDULE, will probably be fine... But I think figuring on going back... more It should definitely help in seeking those Sprout, Thu Jul 5 10:07amhigher paying jobs... When her fellow graduates can only list their education on their resume, she will be able to list that she has the same education level, but also has a number of years of real... more
Which is it? Clawson, Thu Jul 5 3:06pmIn one statement you said money was not important.
You don't read very well do you. (nm) Sprout, Fri Jul 6 5:47am
In a previous post in this thread you wrote... Clawson, Fri Jul 6 12:03pm"I have never heard anyone say that the reason we are facing a shortage of doctors is that being a doctor doesn't pay enough in the US."
- Which has absolutely NOTHING to do with Sprout, Fri Jul 6 12:10pm
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