re: Why do people think that American doctors are better than other countries?

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Most doctors I know seem to be somewhere on the autism spectrum

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Most younger doctors are very mission-driven - not too dissimilar from teachers in that sense.

Financial incentives aren't that great any longer for physicians. You live a comfortable life, but the lifetime economic value isn't really much different on average from a competent CPA or a decent banker or whatever else. In real - in the economic sense - terms, going into large six figure debt and not making any serious income until you're 32 with that level of education is no longer a financially lucrative decision. It's a low risk decision - probably why there are a lot of women in the profession now - with lucrative benefits, but there is a limited range of income with it.