Are licensed doctors practicing in the US really worth their wages versus those practicing abroad?

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Anonymous wrote:Foreign trained doctors need to have part of their training in the US to learn how our medical system works, understand more about the culture of their patients, and learn the standard of practice in the US.

I trained in the US, but would have no idea about cultural norms and how to practice medicine if I were suddenly sent to Zimbabwe or France. It would not be fair to either me or my patients.

Why? You may be an incompetent doctor then. Many US and European trained doctors are sent for humanitarian reasons to practice in Zimbabwe and other 3rd world countries and doing a fantastic job.

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Anonymous wrote:Doctors in the US average about the same $ as a senior software engineer, but with much more expensive education, expensive malpractice insurance, grueling hours, and austere work environments. Why would we want to lower their salaries so that they make what a UK doctor makes, without UK hours and benefits? No. People will just go into other fields.

I get that they deal in people’s lives and theoretically improving them. However, unless doctors and other white collar pros face threats from incoming immigrants, medical costs will continue to rise more and be out of reach for regular people who have to compete with cheaper labor for jobs.

Doctor compensation is not the driver behind increased medical costs.

It’s all the staff at insurance companies and the additional staff medical facilities who must file insurance for patients. It’s the non-medical services that make medical services expensive. CEOs need million dollar paychecks and private planes so they can deny treatments to people paying their premiums.

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Anonymous wrote:US docs also pay a ton more for medical school. That’s partly what drives their need for a higher salary. Hardly anyone would go to medical school if they could never get out of their crushing debt. It’s a tough enough lifestyle as is.

I do agree that physician salaries are a little high, but out of all the people in the medical system I would go after the front line workers last. They are the ones delivering the care.

Yes, this. US doctors often have staggeringly huge loans and other expenses related to their training and practices that physicians training and practicing abroad don’t have. I’m clear about the costs of education; less clear about things like insurances, legal support, and expenses related to getting and maintaining licensure.,

These would be reasons to hire foreign doctors especially from Europe — you know, where health care is so much better

We do hire foreign doctors, after they’ve met the standards set by the US government. About 20% of active US physicians graduated from a foreign medical school. It’s not a rare thing.

I'm suprized it is as high as 20%. Based on my interactions with doctors, I would say 90% are forgein born. Where are all these US-born doctors?

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