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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The previous posters glossing over the fact that it costs a LOT of $$$ to train the Drs as one of the reasons for limited spots. Someone has to pay for this, but our government has chosen that's not a priority. But go ahead and keep wishcasting based on limited knowledge. [/quote]

I'm so glad you posted this. I posted earlier, but you know, I never thought of the fact that medical training is expensive. Thank you.

Oh wait, I have a daughter in med school and a nephew in residency right now. Yeah, everyone knew the training is expensive, and it's not a core reason for limited spots.[/quote]

No no, we are not talking about medical school tuition. You’re not that ignorant, are you?!

We are talking about the cost of training in the form of hospitals that host medical residencies. Your DD and nephew’s residencies are not paid by you or your sister/brother. They are partially funded by the government and the government was lobbied to limit the positions it funds. And there’s no way in this environment that we’ll see a budget that increases that funding substantially.

Limited residencies=limited medical school spots. Med schools don’t want to be graduating doctors without a guarantee that the vast majority of them can actually train and go into practice after graduation. So the cycle continues.[/quote]

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