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[quote=Anonymous]It's very frustrating and the US needs more medical schools. Other countries put strict numbers on various STEM majors in order to avoid having too many chemists or whatever in their economy at the same time. Plenty of those kids spurned in their own countries then decide to come to the US.

Med school in the US seems to be set up in a similar fashion but we could use more med schools to churn out doctors. It would be better if the US perhaps limited specialists so we could have more GPs, gerontologists etc. We need more gatekeepers that focus on general health and well-being and they need much more training in nutrition. Lobbying by the food processors, sugar industry etc has led to processed unhealthy foods being cheaper than real food, hence way more disease. It seems that focusing on health/exercise and nutrition by GPs who should be set up and paid in a way that allows for longer appointments with each patient would help cut down costs. Of course this would never fly with our pathetic "for-profit" style healthcare.[/quote]

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