Santoshi Billakota, MD
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We spend a lot of time talking about how broken the medical system is: burnout, moral injury, administrative overload, loss of autonomy. We propose solutions: better workflows, more staffing, policy reform, technological innovation. But there is a harder truth we…
We spend a lot of time talking about how broken the medical system is: burnout, moral injury, administrative overload, loss of autonomy. We propose solutions: better workflows, more staffing, policy reform, technological innovation. But there is a harder truth we tend to avoid. The overall medical training system needs an overhaul.
Medical training does not just teach knowledge and clinical skill; it shapes identity, hierarchy, and thought patterns. From the earliest …
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Why medical training ignores the business of medicine
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The idea that medicine is a "calling" has been entwined deeply within our profession. From white coat ceremonies to recruitment posters featuring smiling doctors holding stethoscopes, we are told that to enter medicine is to answer a higher purpose. This…
The idea that medicine is a “calling” has been entwined deeply within our profession. From white coat ceremonies to recruitment posters featuring smiling doctors holding stethoscopes, we are told that to enter medicine is to answer a higher purpose. This framing is powerful. It inspires loyalty, fuels commitment, and builds identity. That is how the brainwashing begins as it also hides a dangerous truth: Labeling medicine as a calling has …
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The danger of calling medicine a “calling”
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