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Originally Posted by Libertine
As someone currently in medical school in a country with UHC, let me answer that question: saving lives, improving people's quality of life, and exploring the intricacies of the human body.
Salaries will remain relatively high, but med school is not and has never been the best route to riches. If money's your main motivation, you'll be thoroughly disappointed. There are far more lucrative paths in life if you're willing to put in the same amount of time and effort, most of which involve far less blood, sweat, tears, vomit, piss, pus and shit.
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This is exactly correct, money is never a primary determining factor when choosing medicine as a career path, but when you add the cost of undergraduate education, medical school, and combine it with big brother hovering over you influencing your decisions, there is even less incentive for anyone with the non fiscal drive to practice.
Granted, this does not change my goals or motivations.