Americans are increasingly skeptical about the value and cost of college, with most saying they feel the U.S. higher education system is headed in the "wrong direction," according to a new poll.
Tangentially related...
Bloomberg gives $1 billion to Hopkins to make tuition free for most medical students
www.npr.org
... Most students pursuing medical degrees at Johns Hopkins University will receive free tuition, thanks to a $1 billion gift from businessman Michael Bloomberg's philanthropic organization.
Starting in the fall semester, students who come from households earning less than $300,000 will have their tuition paid for, while students whose households bring in less than $175,000 will have their tuition, fees and living expenses paid for, the university announced Monday.
"As the U.S. struggles to recover from a disturbing decline in life expectancy, our country faces a serious shortage of doctors, nurses, and public health professionals -- and yet, the high cost of medical, nursing, and graduate school too often bars students from enrolling," Bloomberg said in a statement. ...
I will just post this now in support of my #20.
Women choose part-time:
www.aamc.org(30.6%25%20versus%204.6%25).
"According to the research, within six years of completing training, 22.6% of women physicians were not working full-time compared to 3.6% of male physicians. The gap between men and women expands for those with and without children (30.6% versus 4.6%)."
UCLA DEI problem:
"I don't know how some of these students are going to be junior doctors," one unnamed UCLA professor told him. "Faculty are seeing a shocking decline in knowledge of medical students."
www.theatlantic.com
@#27 ... It is simply pointing out the data as was recently released by UCLA. ...
Yeah, I read the cited Washington Examiner article.
Are Black patients being adequately served by the current profit-oriented healthcare industry?
Do Black patients fare better with Black doctors? (June 2023)
www.aamc.org
... Research shows that racial concordance can improve communication, trust, and adherence to medical advice. That has implications for health care providers. ...
So, the medical schools are trying to fix a problem the medical industry faces.
That's A Good Thing?
Their first attempt may be a stumble, but what about the longer term?
Appropriate healthcare for all Americans, not just Whites?
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