"From a medical point-of-view it is immensely frustrating — huge medical
efforts dismantled by basic lacks. From a humanistic point-of-view it is
heartbreaking and angering — how is it possible in this richest of
countries that so many of our citizens go hungry? But from an economic
point-of-view, it is simply insanity. A single hospital admission
surpasses $10,000 before a patient so much as hiccups. A week of food to
make it to the end of the month?"
From "When Doctors Give Patients Money" by Danielle Ofri, M.D.
"From more than one, I got exactly the same response. “How bad could he
be?” they said with finality. “He passed his boards, didn’t he?” Of
course, that final hurdle in the path out of training consists of
nailing a gigantic quantity of single best answer questions."
From "The Real World is Not an Exam" by Abigail Zuger, M.D.
- Oh what a reality.
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