> but even in the "simplest" of cases a doctor is called upon to draw on advanced skills and concepts he may not even remember he has.
But how often does that occur? And is it worth the economic cost of not having doctors available, or doctors overworked? Individual human life is cheap.
>A doctor is either capable or he/she is not. We simply cant train them halfway. There are countries that have carried out the experiment you propose and attempt to train doctors to 'adequate' levels.
Do you have a source? I'd be quite interested in reading it. And the phrase "either <x> is capable or either he/she is not" can be applied to any other profession.
But how often does that occur? And is it worth the economic cost of not having doctors available, or doctors overworked? Individual human life is cheap.
>A doctor is either capable or he/she is not. We simply cant train them halfway. There are countries that have carried out the experiment you propose and attempt to train doctors to 'adequate' levels.
Do you have a source? I'd be quite interested in reading it. And the phrase "either <x> is capable or either he/she is not" can be applied to any other profession.