tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608212.post3316928007374253288..comments2023-10-20T06:17:51.916-04:00Comments on Zackary Sholem Berger: Should we specialize medical education?שלום בערגער Zackary Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921542043459008887noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608212.post-58880101795922693502008-06-13T16:44:00.000-04:002008-06-13T16:44:00.000-04:00I completely agree with you about over-specializat...I completely agree with you about over-specialization. I believe in primary care, and there need to be more "unspecialized" doctors (I'm one of 'em!). <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, though, primary care has become a specialty among specialties.<BR/><BR/>So to educate the best primary care doctors, it might be advisable to "specialize" medical education. That is, some medical schools would specialize in training primary care physicians, some in dermatologists, and so on. <BR/><BR/>Maybe a properly regulated market in health care would reward medical schools that preferentially educated primary care physicians?שלום בערגער Zackary Bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921542043459008887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608212.post-90725408942133310722008-06-13T16:34:00.000-04:002008-06-13T16:34:00.000-04:00Having spent almost 3 months in a hospital tending...Having spent almost 3 months in a hospital tending to a dying relative, I think specialty has become a bad joke. We often, at lucid times kidded about the "left nostril specialist." Doctors who were so specialized that they seemed to know less than a layman about specific questions we had did not inspire confidence. The only doctor who did so was an internist, and the specialists were annoyed at having to give him their findings so he could help me make decisions. I think we need less specialization.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com