Nice. That's actually my number one choice since I don't think I can get into Baylor. Having the largest medical complex in the world is deff a plus.
Why do you think that is? Med schools are part of a university. They are incredibly expensive to build, maintain and employ faculty. A lot of universities not having a med school is for a lot of the same reasons as not having a law school...it is not economically feasible given the financial constraints of the university. This is especially true at a time when most states are in financial disrepair.
I say this with all seriousness, Baylor ain't what it used to be. If you need any info on anything hit me up.
The cost of medical school is insane.... As is university in general. For 4 years of undergrad, 3 years for a masters, 4 years for a dual JD MBA cost $190,000.
rocketman is an idiot, leave him alone. he only sees part of the equation. you cant make comments without being in the field. you would have no idea how things work, from the politics to the money to the medical care providers themselves. you see the 140 medical schools but you cant begin to imagine what it takes to build a medical school, hire people, admit qualified students, go through licensing, getting grants, etc. all you see is the 140 medical schools and think it's some sort of conspiracy to keep doctors rich and poor people poor or something ridiculous like that. this is similar to legislature trying to tell doctors how to practice medicine when they have no idea what it entails. cant argue with stupid
I'm not willing to let him off the hook that easily. I am not I the medical field and I could figure out the logistical considerations of founding and maintaining a med school. All it takes is a rudimentary understanding of how universities operate and practical considerations of faculty, etc.
The significant differential between the growth in Law Schools and Medical schools refutes your argument. Law schools have grown around 50% in the last 40-50 years whereas the growth in Medicals is virtually flat with almost none built in the 1980's and 1990's. Education facilities in virtually all areas have skyrocketed in the last 30-40 years as governments subsidized education and education inflation has outpaced even healthcare inflation since 1980 due to the government backing of loans increasing demand for education.
I have never seen so much sheer vitriol behind discussing a topic as every little med school student is calling me an idiot, or being sarcastic or just emotionally so upset at my premise. I've been called "stupid, idiot, etc." over and over by Blink, QdoubleA etc without any real statement of why? Just over and over they've said I don't know because i'm not a doctor?? If the above was the case why are there 50% more law schools since the 1960's?? Doctors should have some say so from the government as their field is being subsidized by taxpayer funds. I think quasi-regulated industries like healthcare make it worse and fraud and huge margins are rampant for medical device manufactuers and physicians at the expense of the tax payer that is paying for it. A truly free market solution would have really brought down prices for healthcare and brought down the rampant amount of medicare/medicaid fraud. Instead we have lobbying groups, government and big business all inflating the costs that get passed on to everyday citizens without the ability to choose to go elsewhere.
I am curious why the medical colleges are so much different than any other profession in this country. All the other schools will have rising enrollments with increased demand, sometimes to the point of over flooding the market. But the medical school enrollment pretty much stays flat for the most part, not even adjusting for population expansion in this country. Why does AMA have so much power.
The number of applicants has actually grown the but the rates of admission have plunged. So more people are applying in line with any profession and population growth but the same number are accepted. There is also the medicare backed congressional role in increasing residency slots for more government subsidized training by medicare. The AMA and other groups held out that there was a glut of physicians for years and years and finally in the last 2-3 years have conceded that we have a significant shortage of physicians after it became so obvious that they were either incorrect or being dishonest.
The question is why AMA have so much power. Pharmacists, nurses, engineers, lawyers,etc all have professional organizations, none have nearly the power of AMA.
I went to law school and can tell you that it isn't even close to being the same thing. To have a med school, you usually also have to have a university med center, ie a functioning emergency department. That requires a ton of equipment, nursing staff, etc. if you want a law school, all you need is a library and some profs. It is tremendously less capital intensive.
Not true. In most states you cannot take the bar exam unless you graduated from an ABA accredited law school. It could be that ABA accreditation is easier to obtain that accreditation from the AMA.
