- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Why are there not more medical schools or higher acceptant rates?
Posted on 3/23/15 at 7:06 am to 995webmaster
Posted on 3/23/15 at 7:06 am to 995webmaster
quote:
Doctors have a kick arse union, the AMA, keepin' the supply low and the price high
Not sure if a troll? Most doctors hate the AMA for many reasons. Physicians historically have about the least representation of any group. They can't organize. Mainly because to busy.
0
Posted on 3/23/15 at 7:16 am to thegeneral3
You can't throw a rock here without hitting a doctor.
No shortage
No shortage
Posted on 3/23/15 at 7:53 am to thegeneral3
quote:
It's called tuition money bruh. Mom and Pops pay for it, you get a loan, or you get a scholarship
Well this is pure ignorance.
No medical school survives on tuition alone, bruh.
Posted on 3/23/15 at 8:01 am to lsunurse
quote:
Jose must be sweating then
Knew I would get thrown into the mix here
I'm a little nervous yea, but my school has a good reputation for preparing us adequately.
Unlike most Caribbean schools, we don't accept 200+ each class and just throw them to the wolves. Our class sizes are a bit smaller.
I think the problem with the Caribbean grads, and any other IMGs for that matter, getting residencies is their lack of English. I'm not saying I would get picked over an American for a residency spot, but I would get picked over someone who can't speak English proficiently who had the same STEP1 score as me.
Posted on 3/23/15 at 8:06 am to jose
My cousin starts his residency this fall at Vanderbilt
Posted on 3/23/15 at 8:12 am to Martini
quote:
I can cold call both urology groups in BR this morning and have an appointment with probably 4 or 5 by the end of the week. And if it is YOUR urologist I can guarantee its not 4 months.
quote:LINK
A survey of physician practices in 15 metropolitan areas across the country, which was taken before the health law expanded coverage, found that the average wait time for a new patient to see a physician in five medical specialties was 18.5 days. The longest waits were in Boston, where patients wait an average of 72 days to see a dermatologist and 66 days to see a family doctor. The shortest were in Dallas, where the average wait time is 10.2 days for all specialties, and just five days to see a family doctor.
Posted on 3/23/15 at 8:14 am to thegeneral3
Residencies are the bottleneck, not medical school acceptance.
Posted on 3/23/15 at 9:47 am to thegeneral3
From what I understand, there's a shortage of residencies.
From what I hear, there's also a shortage of GPs in Louisiana. They are actually considering building a medical school in Lafayette that trains GPs.
LSU Medical School in Lafayette
From what I hear, there's also a shortage of GPs in Louisiana. They are actually considering building a medical school in Lafayette that trains GPs.
LSU Medical School in Lafayette
Posted on 3/23/15 at 9:56 am to hillcountrywanderer
quote:
From what I understand, there's a shortage of residencies.
You didn't get that info from this thread??? Kidding
Posted on 3/23/15 at 10:24 am to Martini
Call Dr Bridges at olol and see if you can get in
Posted on 3/23/15 at 1:19 pm to Deactived
I'm not his patient.
But I just called BR Urology and I can see Hollier on Thursday or Posner on Friday.
LaUrology I can see Walker or Taylor next Monday unless it is an emergency in which case they would "fit me in."
I said I'll get back to you. This is a cold call, no referral, not previous patient and neither asked if I had insurance, which I do.
But I just called BR Urology and I can see Hollier on Thursday or Posner on Friday.
LaUrology I can see Walker or Taylor next Monday unless it is an emergency in which case they would "fit me in."
I said I'll get back to you. This is a cold call, no referral, not previous patient and neither asked if I had insurance, which I do.
Posted on 3/23/15 at 2:12 pm to Martini
In this instance, you're talking about an adequately served population center. In LA, if you aren't in Shreveport, Monroe, Alexandria, Lake Charles, Lafayette, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and then maybe the North Shore (rough list, don't quote me for accuracy but if you search "medically underserved areas in Louisiana" you'll probably get a better list), you'll be dealing with an area that's underserved. And it's not across all specialities either. Some groups are over/under represented. Even in some of those areas, something like a Rheumatology (a "non-sexy" and relatively low-paying subspecialty of Internal Medicine) appointment could easily take you 6 weeks or more.
It's really hard to weigh all specialties, their need, and their prevalence and report what is in need on a large scale, so the word "shortage" gets thrown around, even though many fields are far from short. And, again, Baton Rouge is one of a handful of areas in the state that isn't said to be "underserved."
It's really hard to weigh all specialties, their need, and their prevalence and report what is in need on a large scale, so the word "shortage" gets thrown around, even though many fields are far from short. And, again, Baton Rouge is one of a handful of areas in the state that isn't said to be "underserved."
Posted on 3/23/15 at 6:18 pm to Hopeful Doc
I agree Baton Rouge like most metropolitan areas is well served but has its issues as well. I needed to see an endocrinologist and had to pull some favors to get in it is certainly a specialty that under represented in our area.
However urologist, nephrologist, cardiologist , gastroenterologist are not hard to see at all in most metro areas. My ENT guy for my sinuses I can call the morning of and see him or someone in his group when sinuses flare up that's exactly what I do.
However urologist, nephrologist, cardiologist , gastroenterologist are not hard to see at all in most metro areas. My ENT guy for my sinuses I can call the morning of and see him or someone in his group when sinuses flare up that's exactly what I do.
Posted on 3/23/15 at 6:26 pm to hillcountrywanderer
quote:
They are actually considering building a medical school in Lafayette that trains GPs.
they built the med school in Shreveport for this very reason.
Posted on 3/23/15 at 6:28 pm to Scruffy
Scruffy is correct.
Plus, as others have said, the national board exams are very difficult as well.
No sense in allowing someone to get $2000,000 in debt and then they still can't practice medicine because they failed the licensing exams.
Plus, as others have said, the national board exams are very difficult as well.
No sense in allowing someone to get $2000,000 in debt and then they still can't practice medicine because they failed the licensing exams.
Posted on 3/23/15 at 6:33 pm to jheine2
quote:
) I know this will sound sexist but it is true. The acceptance rate used to be very low for females into medical school. Now it is near 50/50. The problem is that most females only practice full time for a few years then move to part time because they want a family (nothing wrong with this) but it leads to a shortage. It used to be that every Physician coming out would practice basically until he became senile and because of the above that has changed. .
You and I are about to stir up a hornets nest.
In my graduating medical school class, we had 7 females in our study group.
1 Went into medical administration.
2 married other doctors and retired from medicine.
2 began a job share (part time) work
1 retired from medicine due to a serious illness (not her fault at all. Just unfortunate)
1 is working full time as a dermatologist but only works 4 days a week. Her male office partner sees patients five days a week and consults in the hospital on 2 Saturday's a month.
This trend occurs everywhere. Women generally do not work full time after residency. It is creating a physician vacuum that no one wants to talk about.
Just being honest here but one of those women is my wife and she retired to stay home with our kids. Great for us, but bad for the patients in our area. She was a tremendous physician.
This post was edited on 3/23/15 at 6:39 pm
Posted on 3/23/15 at 6:34 pm to thegeneral3
Increasing the number of med school spots would be irresponsible. A JD is a much more flexible degree than an MD. Having an MD without a residency slot is disastrous.
Posted on 3/23/15 at 7:14 pm to SECdragonmaster
quote:
Plus, as others have said, the national board exams are very difficult as well.
They get easier the further up you are.
As the old saying goes:
Step 1 - 2 months
Step 2 - 2 weeks
Step 3 - 2 pencils
Posted on 3/23/15 at 7:26 pm to EA6B
quote:
My wife was on the admissions committee of a medical school, there were always many more equally qualified applicants tha there were spots in the class. Most schools could easily increase their admissions, as has been stated several times the problem is lack residencies.
Medical school applicants can apply to upwards 10-15 schools depending on the competitiveness of both their application and the caliber of schools they are applying.
So while there may be several qualified applicants applying to her school not all are going to be attending that particular institution.
This post was edited on 3/23/15 at 7:27 pm
Posted on 3/23/15 at 7:29 pm to jose
quote:
I think the problem with the Caribbean grads, and any other IMGs for that matter, getting residencies is their lack of English. I'm not saying I would get picked over an American for a residency spot, but I would get picked over someone who can't speak English proficiently who had the same STEP1 score as me.
You would be surprised the connections that some of those non-english speakers have within certain institutions.
Page 5 of 6
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News