tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post7981329454796982403..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: University of Arizona Medical College Faculty Reported on "the Verge of Desperation"Roy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-52450391615491752612008-04-11T14:52:00.000-04:002008-04-11T14:52:00.000-04:00I recommend Buying in or Selling out? by Donald G....I recommend <I>Buying in or Selling out?</I> by Donald G. Stein.<BR/><BR/>This an excellent book regarding the issue of commercialization in academia. He and several authors (including Marcia Angell) from a variety of backgrounds review the purported benefits and risks of ever-increasing commercialization in academia.<BR/><BR/>Originating in college sports in the mid-19th century external Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-20187082183705096202008-04-10T18:52:00.000-04:002008-04-10T18:52:00.000-04:00Anonymous--You are so correct. I would suspect tha...Anonymous--<BR/><BR/>You are so correct. I would suspect that Hippocrates 101 has been supplanted with MedEcon 101. Frankly, there is never a black-or-white model. But the bad news gets the "press" which has resulted in tarnishing the reputation of the profession.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I would probably be among those who say "they are getting what they deserve." From a patient perspective--who hasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-77353033867122852212008-04-10T14:48:00.000-04:002008-04-10T14:48:00.000-04:00Faculty at no other professional schools would tol...<I>Faculty at no other professional schools would tolerate this. Has anyone ever heard of law, engineering, architecture, accounting, business school faculty who are supposed to "support" their entire salaries by working full-time in their field (or bringing in huge research grants)?</I><BR/><BR/>Because other professions are not the "suckers for punishment" that doctors are.<BR/><BR/>I have 2 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com