[b4its2late]

It’s awful. We are destroying our healthcare system. My brother was a doctor (he passed away 5 years ago at 62) and told my son not to go into medicine because this Obamacare will ruin the profession. He was correct.

[Dawn53Fl]

Condolences on your brother’s death.

I know many of the doctors are not encouraging others to go into the profession because it’s become so burdensome, and the cost of hiring and maintaining staff to meet all gov’t demands has made some deep cuts in their salaries.

We know one guy who had his MD, practiced a year or two, but couldn’t stand the restrictions (and this was several years ago.) He went back to school, got his MBA and now makes lots of $$$ working as an adviser for investments in Big Pharma and biotechnology.

[Myrddin]

I was very interested in pursing medical school as I finished 8th grade. I attended every Summer school session, graduated a year early from high school, pushed hard through UCSD and graduated with a BA in Molecular Biology at age 19. Along the way, affirmative action became part of the admissions process. Malpractice torts and exorbitant premiums for malpractice became the norm. I spent a year in grad school pursuing a master's in pathogenic microbiology. In the end, I made a career of computer science and electrical engineering. No student loans. No malpractice insurance. No smelly labs. Interesting work. Good compensation. No regrets.