Are doctors becoming obsolete?
Maybe not entirely, but from the work we are doing using AI to create data-driven patient treatment decisions for specialist physicians, it is now becoming clear that at least 80\% of physician work, if not more, will become obsolete in the future, and potentially the near future, with the advent of the tricorder …
Why thousands of doctors cant get a job?
Medical school classes have expanded to meet the country’s doctor shortage, but residencies haven’t kept pace. That means that every year, thousands of doctors try to match into residency — and face rejection. They’re left unemployed and $100,000s in debt.
Will doctors be needed?
In California, the number already is down to just 50 — and in particular areas, it’s even lower. That means by 2030, the state is going to be in dire need of physicians. The federal government’s Council on Graduate Medical Education recommends 60 to 80 primary care doctors per 100,000 people.
Are doctors ever unemployed?
In the US, unemployment of doctors is rare, but very hard to overcome when it happens. I have seen entire departments of doctors in a large hospital get sacked, and be forced to disperse across the nation to find new work.
What happens to unmatched medical students?
During Match Week, unmatched applicants and unfilled programs will work to match with one another through the National Resident Matching Program’s existing Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP). Four rounds of SOAP have been planned for 2021—that number is traditionally three.
What is the future of doctors in India?
By 2030 India will have one million additional MBBS doctors; currently being produced @50,000 per year. Contrary to perception of scarcity of medical doctors, a large section of newly qualified physicians are spending considerable years in dysfunctional status due to mismanagement in human resource in health in India.