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RelativeDoughnut6967 t1_jdi1jxf wrote

Originally I thought this said 53 physicians per 1000 In the US and I was really not liking my odds in the future

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someguyonline00 t1_jdi5jjg wrote

How is 2.61 physicians better than 53, or did I misunderstand — genuinely curious

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RelativeDoughnut6967 t1_jdibu2j wrote

Its not better In general, but it makes it seem like the job market is decreasing/full

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BIGBUMPINFTW t1_jdivw5j wrote

Ok so you're referring to the job market as a potential future physician. That context would have been helpful.

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RelativeDoughnut6967 t1_jdiwtb1 wrote

Yeah sorry, I realize it wasn't clear enough

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Sahih t1_jdjpxrt wrote

Your comments were less confusing than the graph, but thanks for the clarification. Either way, best of luck!

... Does 'break a leg' help or hurt your chances?

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DunderLubbin t1_jdi98qb wrote

53rd place

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someguyonline00 t1_jdi9i2v wrote

Yeah, but they were concerned before they realized it was 53rd place, no? Not after?

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IronFFlol t1_jdijnkm wrote

Yes if there’s 53/1000, that’s wayyy too high. That probably means that that job market for doctors is extremely saturated.

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HappiHappiHappi t1_jdjvny7 wrote

Even at 53/1000 can still basically guarantee there'd be a shortage of GPs/family medicine drs. Too much work and not enough par compared to other specialities for most people, which is sad because it is the speciality that really is the most important and so many people could avoid seeing any other doctor if they received early, high quality primary care. For example my mother ended up in hospital for 4 days with a bladder infection because she couldn't get into the GP for 3 days before that so the infection had time to take hold.

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