The US education system doesn’t select for intelligent people who would be good at the job to be doctors, it selects for people who can memorize facts, and have enough dedication and their parents money to do a bunch of extra work to be competitive.

I have never heard dumber questions that show such a fundamental non-understanding of the material than I have from pre-med students. Nearly universally they required every last detail perfectly spelled out for them or they would fuck up, there was no ability to reason their way through things.

I have no trouble believing that there are a ton of doctors who don’t understand the existence of long covid because it wasn’t taught to them in school

[–] Hello_Kitty_enjoyer@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

I have no trouble believing that there are a ton of doctors who don’t understand the existence of long covid because it wasn’t taught to them in school

it's not even "don't", it's just "won't"

if they didn't grow up with or encounter it in their "vibes based media curriculum absorbation" it they will simply refuse to understand it