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Salam Balla

I have been wondering about the health care system in the US too. But I think to have a great heath care system begins with the educational system producing doctors with outstanding ethical principles. The brining up of doctors in the US is completely different than our third world. The AAMC (Association of American Medical Doctors) makes sure that the admittance to medical school doesn’t depend on the applicant’s academic performance only (GPA and MCAT scores).
The applicant’s are evaluated ethically as well. Applicant’s to medical schools volunteer in hospitals for couple of months. They usually start with CNA (Certified Nurse Assistant) which takes two months with weekly examination. The course covers anatomy, physiology, first aid, post mortem care and ethics (how patients should be treated). Applicant’s then work in hospitals or any health care facilities that directly provide care to patients. The purpose of this long process is to be recommended by the supervising doctor to the medical school. The doctor’s recommendation will be on the competency of the applicant’s being the doctor that can provide cure and comfort to his/her patient; primarily, on how he/she treating the patients.

Comparing the two systems of producing doctors is like comparing apples and oranges. It takes doctors nearly eight years to graduate from medical school in the US and three years to complete their residency. Down the road, the importance of human life is stressed consistently; so that upon graduation they are the angels not the lackadaisical killers.

I also admired how humble the doctors are; they do their best to bridge the gap between them and their patients. They first make them feel comfortable dealing with them psychologically then treat them physically. But in our third world, doctors first make sure to show patients their superciliousness and egotism then treat them. I will be back in shaa’ allah with examples that I heard from family and close friends

Brother Ahmad
Your uncle is an exception to the rule like few others; a bucket of roses to him. I think Balla is referring to the role of law in protecting the citizens and not leave doctors up to their will.
Regards

Firdouse