A Prescription for More Black Doctors

[daboywonder2002]

hold up fam....
I used to think the same way but the game is changing over the next few years, traditional dr,s are going be phased out, in an attempt to cut cost, and the rise of PA's and nurse practitioners will take over. Dr.s will be moved into more specialized roles.

But the real issue to consider, revolves around debt. A nursing student can easily pay for their education as they go, save up or pay off their loans within a couple years. Most doctors will be in debt a good 10 years....

you know what, you're right. especially pa school. shoot, you can finish that in 2 years and still make boatloads of money.

 

[wheywhey]

hold up fam....
I used to think the same way but the game is changing over the next few years, traditional dr,s are going be phased out, in an attempt to cut cost, and the rise of PA's and nurse practitioners will take over. Dr.s will be moved into more specialized roles.

But the real issue to consider, revolves around debt. A nursing student can easily pay for their education as they go, save up or pay off their loans within a couple years. Most doctors will be in debt a good 10 years....

Here is a worse case scenario:

This woman is almost 40, graduated from medical, and has failed two years in a row to get a residency. In medical school she failed a national exam due to ADHD but later passed. She will never be a doctor. She has a 20 year-old daughter, a new husband, a baby, and $400,000 in debt.

She was a registered nurse and could have become a nurse practitioner but wanted to be independent. She let her nursing license expire while in medical school.

NOT A DOCTOR, JUST AN M.D.

 

[wheywhey]

This really bright woman graduated high school at 16 with a 4.3 GPA. She majored in biology and child development at UT Austin. After medical school she received a pediatric residency. She couldn't take the pressure and disappeared for a week before contacting her family. It is very unlikely she will ever become a practicing physician.

Police: Family of doctor who went missing asks for privacy

 

[wheywhey]

I'm not sure why, but the number of blacks enrolling in medical school has gone up substantially in one year.

This is for the 2015 entering class:
" African-American enrollees rose 11.6 percent to 1,576, while the number of applicants increased by 16.8 percent to a total of 4,661. [...] Among African-Americans, male enrollees increased 9.2 percent compared with the previous year, from 597 to 652"

Medical School Applicants, Enrollees Reach New Highs - News Releases - Newsroom - AAMC

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

More blacks need to apply for medical school. The numbers are just pathetic right now.

 

[Grand Cru Boo]

i just came across the article today, and I can say with first-hand experience that the need for Black doctors is evident.
I happen to see more than the average person because I go to school near the Cleveland Clinic, but there is definitely an issue with Black high school kids getting into med school. Part of it is being unprepared, part of it is not being able to adjust to the college lifestyle, or when they do adjust, they may have a group of friends who aren't STEM - these students can pass on bad habits to them, quite a few pre-med girls I know have gotten pregnant in the two and half year gap since high school, and a couple others had financial issues, many of the students don't have family members or close friends with any med school experience (maybe a few CNAs or a nurse), and don't have the guidance they need. shyt like this makes me want to go to med school just so I can add one more Black face to the shrinking crowd.

Great analysis! You attend CASE?

 

[TRFG]

grooming my undergrad sister to become one. All her professors in her biotechnology program think she's a genius

problem is I don't think she wants to stay in the states after med school even if it means more money. She wants to go back to the Caribbean