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Some people here have suggested that I'm too young to be this cynical, but that is some of the most transparent spin I've ever seen, and it's disheartening that the CMA president is coming out with it.
I mean, I don't think anyone would be against magic wands that cure everyone of every disease without consequences and the additional benefit of free puppies for every boy and girl who wants one, but that isn't exactly the most likely impact of the introduction of magic wands to standard-of-care medicine.
I have nothing against using the example of Harvard or Yale to show that private medical education can be a useful solution. (Nor am I against private med schools out-of-hand, to be clear.)
I just think it would be nice to see a reasonable debate on such a proposal. I'd like to be convinced that it is a good idea, and that it would indeed be an effective solution. Ridiculous premises and unreasonable expectations seems to be a poor place to start, and doesn't bode well for where this issue is heading.
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January 16, 2008 -- 7:09 PM
posted by Al
Alright not like it affected you people much but you can phone my cell again.
January 16, 2008 -- 6:31 PM
posted by Par
Now, I don't normally pick out single quotes to ridicule people who should smart enough not to say such things (?), but this story about the CMA's recommendation to consider private medical schools to solve our doctor shortage contains a quote from Dr. Brian May (the CMA president) which is too good to pass up:
Private medical faculties would operate without need of taxpayer funding, relying entirely on the tuition fees paid by students.
"Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Stanford: these are private medical schools, but they're private non-profits," he told reporters later. "I don't think anyone would object to seeing Ivy-league medical schools opening up in Canada to alleviate the doctor shortage."
Some people here have suggested that I'm too young to be this cynical, but that is some of the most transparent spin I've ever seen, and it's disheartening that the CMA president is coming out with it.
I mean, I don't think anyone would be against magic wands that cure everyone of every disease without consequences and the additional benefit of free puppies for every boy and girl who wants one, but that isn't exactly the most likely impact of the introduction of magic wands to standard-of-care medicine.
I have nothing against using the example of Harvard or Yale to show that private medical education can be a useful solution. (Nor am I against private med schools out-of-hand, to be clear.)
I just think it would be nice to see a reasonable debate on such a proposal. I'd like to be convinced that it is a good idea, and that it would indeed be an effective solution. Ridiculous premises and unreasonable expectations seems to be a poor place to start, and doesn't bode well for where this issue is heading.
January 16, 2008 -- 4:29 PM
posted by alison
dude!
Jere and Mary, maybe your moms should get started on a quilting bee for something like this! :)
January 15, 2008 -- 11:49 PM
posted by alison
damned bad potatoes. They have a way of ruining what could have been a delicious lamb stew. Three bites, and the bitterness overtook me... I knew there was something wrong. And then the upset stomach for the next couple hours really made it obvious.
And the thing is, I know what to look for, soft, yielding, green flesh. And I was being careful, but apparently noooo... bad potatoes can be stealthy.
At least it's just an upset stomach.
January 15, 2008 -- 10:59 PM
posted by chris
animal metabolic problems always show up in medical data bases. i was looking up dialysis for my case study last year and ran across articles on dialysis for cats.
January 15, 2008 -- 9:27 PM
posted by Par
How did "Acute Renal Failure in Horses" make it into MD Consult's reference library? Why are papers from The Veterinary clinics of North America. Equine practice even in there??
January 15, 2008 -- 8:20 PM
posted by Al
If you have too much money, spend it on this:
January 15, 2008 -- 1:53 PM
posted by alison
I really wish the woodpeckers would stop jackhammering at the house.
January 15, 2008 -- 10:06 AM
posted by Al
Oh that Rush game starts at 7:30 PM if you need a time to decide.
January 15, 2008 -- 8:08 AM
posted by Al
It's kind of interesting what kind of information we are willing to put on facebook or similar sites. Even if you don't put on to much information it can still be sold as a commodity by the owners of facebook. Not like they really care about your actual identity but the demographic information and the activities you do can be used for some purpose. They don't need to actually see your page to ge this information either, I'm sure they have all our stats and such databased on some nice little spreadsheet. All our names are replaced by numbers but the info is still there. Not to make you paranoid or anything but as a means for market research facebook's strategy is brilliant! No more annoying polls or phone calls, just need to get your mark to make a personal page on a "social networking" site.
Sounds too smart for a morning Al post.
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