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This needs some long upper level discussions. An article in the American Thinker suggests the med schools are training DEI students for operating AI systems. I took a 1st dive into the WEF/WHO plans for public health. Pages and pages and not 1 mention of Dr or physician. Patients will have monitors read by AI. Big promo. Personally I'm not sold. But if we want skilled, compassionate medical support - IMO we need today's good doctors and ourselves collaborating to see that happens

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So Jean, the current landscape in our universities and medical schools is toxic — it's akin to peeling back layers of a rotten onion. Witnessing the degradation of higher education has taken its toll on me. Medicine used to be a noble calling but has devolved into a pursuit of financial gain.

In both my own observations and within my own family, I've noted a troubling trend: a significant portion, if not the majority, of today's medical students seem to be lured solely by the promise of wealth. It's a harsh reality to confront, realizing that many individuals enter the medicine not out of genuine passion, but rather as a means to fat paychecks. The result? Many find themselves resenting their roles as doctors, trapped in a profession they never truly desired but pursued for the allure of a hefty paycheck.

And to verify this is the case look no further than the elephant in the room—the glaring disparity between physician salaries in the United States and those in other parts of the world. While American doctors enjoy lavish incomes, their counterparts in the European Union or Australia earn a fraction of what their U.S. counterparts make. It's a stark indictment of a healthcare system that prioritizes profit over genuine care.

Furthermore, there's a troubling undercurrent of discrimination against highly qualified white male candidates for medical school. I witnessed this firsthand in the early 1970s, and I shudder to think how it persists today. I recall a Hispanic friend from my undergraduate days who wanted to be a doctor but lacked academic prowess. I also had several white male friends who also wished to pursue medical school—these were accomplished intellectuals with stellar academic records, majors in hard science with high gpa’s and very high mcat scores. They would have made fine physicians. They were all repeatedly denied admission, despite their qualifications. My Hispanic friend is now a surgeon! It's a stark reminder that meritocracy in medical school admissions is elusive, and the consequences are profound.

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Truth there Paul Fischer

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PJ Media did indepth reviews of five medical schools. I had to conclude I wouldn't want their graduates as my doctor. That was before the use and DEI indoctrination. Then we glimps the other side - the advancing AI take over. They anticipate patients wearing monitors with master AI that will inform them for example low blood sugar, high BP and what to do about it. In building monitors for full analses and recommendations. Personnel records to provide to any facility to access. They make the point they must assure all have full confidence in the system.

I worked briefly in 'Professional Relations' in the SSA Disabilty operations. They weren't happy having to deal with Dics. Got the impression they'd be glad to be rid of them. As things are evolving I get the feeling they're inching closer.

A good Dr Patient relationship with a touch of advocacy is pure gold. Admit I've had a mix.

To sum it up. IMO AI has a role as a starting place. It should not replace a Dr Kory, Merrick Urso et al. My retinal spec makes eye shots possible. Older physicians who are Good Docs, with hearts like Dr M are invaluable. Those qualities are being devalued. Anyone considering medicine needs to stay on top of outlooks

If the most they end up doing is steering patients around thebequipment it's not likely to pay well. (Sught not great today so no edit sorry)

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If we fall completely into socialism, those fat paychecks are going to disappear fast. Sort of like in the EU or Australia.

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Not if we end endless wars, health "insurance", billionaires, 800-1000 military bases, money in politics. Then we could have a degree of socialism and all of us could have a higher standard of living.

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Haha !

Keep dreaming. Socialism's only goal is to enslave the masses, while a few elites eat steak, and commute in jets

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"DEI" students to TRAIN "AI" systems?

What could possibly go wrong with that?

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Don't think Dr DEIs will be training. Just guiding patients to the AI analysis banks.

It'll be WOK DEI liberal geeks that will be training the analytics. Don't expect that'll be beautiful

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Oh, well, WOKE DEI liberal geeks - again, WHAT could go wrong?

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