> Or allow people to do internships with normal, non-ER doctors.
Huh? What does that even mean? The only people who do their residency training with EM physicians are residents training in... EM.
> Or eliminate the residency requirement completely.
So... have people who aren't qualified to practice medicine be allowed to practice medicine?
Residency isn't just some arbitrary requirement - it's how neurosurgeons actually train in neurosurgery[0], and so on.
[0] Well, to be pedantic, neurosurgery also requires a post-residency fellowship. But you'd be hard-pressed to make the argument that neurosurgery fellowships could somehow eschew the residency requirement - it's a prerequisite for a reason.
Huh? What does that even mean? The only people who do their residency training with EM physicians are residents training in... EM.
> Or eliminate the residency requirement completely.
So... have people who aren't qualified to practice medicine be allowed to practice medicine?
Residency isn't just some arbitrary requirement - it's how neurosurgeons actually train in neurosurgery[0], and so on.
[0] Well, to be pedantic, neurosurgery also requires a post-residency fellowship. But you'd be hard-pressed to make the argument that neurosurgery fellowships could somehow eschew the residency requirement - it's a prerequisite for a reason.