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drgarypayinda.substack.com/p/g NZ actually has a higher number of med school graduates per capita than Canada, the US, Israel, Korea, and Norway). We just can’t hold onto them, because we’ve allowed the wholesale collapse of our public essential services for years. Depressing but important reading. #nzpol #MedicalSchool #healthcrisis Paywalled

Dr Gary Payinda's Substack · Govt splurges on shiny new med school vs. simply expanding our 2 med schools. Why?By Dr Gary Payinda

Will another free #medschool program actually ease the #doctor shortage?

The policy may "affect where top candidates will go, rather than actually expand the pool of doctors, because the overall number of spots available wouldn’t grow. Nor is it expected that the number of residency spots, even now inadequate to place the current, limited number of graduates, will expand."

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STAT · Free medical school tuition unlikely to have a major impact on the U.S. health care systemBloomberg Philanthropies' donation to make medical school tuition free for many at Johns Hopkins adds to other recent similar moves. Experts say the broader impact may be muted.
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does the pressure. Let’s change this. How about it @elonmusk @JeffBezos @BillGates @larryellison @taylorswift13 @larrypage @Steven_Ballmer @WarrenBuffett @MichaelDell @_AmancioOrtega @carlosslim @jimwalton @TheRobWalton @robwalton @WaltonFamilyFdn @mackenziescott ?

Some of you guys are getting a little older & may need a good doc!😀 Thank you @MikeBloomberg for your incredibly gracious gift! 💪

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The Washington Post · $1 billion gift to make Johns Hopkins medical school free for mostBy Susan Svrluga

Doctors at medical facilities across South Korea walked off the job in a one-day strike, expanding a months-old protest against the government’s health care policies that began when residents and interns at major hospitals stopped working in February. japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/ #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #doctors #yoonsukyeol #medicalschool #strike

The Japan Times · More doctors walk off the job in South Korea in one-day strikeBy Jin Yu Young