Show of hands, how many of you will never trust anyone in the medical field ever again?
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Wow, how did I miss this post?! After my own journey through pharmacy school, I could have written much the same. We've developed a system that trains some of the smartest, hardest-working, most compassionate people in our society to be unthinking automatons. We literally drill out any scientific curiosity or joy of helping others right out of the practice in order to turn out health professionals who act like computers or healthcare assembly line workers producing "care" at America's healthcare factories that we call hospitals.
I started older, as a second profession, and I was too stubborn not to insist that I learn to think as I went. But I remember clearly how many of my classmates were so overwhelmed, they just memorized PowerPoint slides hoping to pass tests by rote memorization. I remember being shocked by just how many of them had lied to their doctors, claimed they had ADHD, and were on Adderall (amphetamines) to help them stay up and study. And many more were so emotionally unbalanced by the stress that they ended up on anti-depressants or anxiolytics. It was compensating for the mountains of tables and data we were just supposed to memorize, but never truly understand.
We train people all wrong. We absolutely destroy any scientific curiosity they have, and make them so busy and stressed, they never have any emotional reserve left over for compassion, let alone to take care of themselves.
I don't think we need to throw away the entire system of allopathic medicine, but a major reform is absolutely critical. We've got to go back to teaching people how to be well: body, mind, and spirit, instead of just fixing the acute problems when a lifetime of unhealthy living finally puts them over the top and they end up in the hospital.
I wish this poster would have stuck with the profession. Ultimately, it will have to be changed from within. Far too many of the oldest, most experienced people are just tapping out, and the new ones with any sense of the real problem, say F it and leave for another profession rather than fight the fight.
Need reverse osmosis water filtration to get rid of the fluoride the government adds to water. Also need to somehow move away from the GMO industrial farms of all types, from vegetables and fruit to meats and dairy. Problem is, price can be lower due to the sheer volume they put out. Smaller/independent outfits probably have better food, but obviously cost more.
As for the allopathic bullshit, emergency medicine is great. Keep that going, keep training new doctors in techniques and machines to prevent people from dying. After all, if we manage to fix what's wrong with our diets/the food industry as a whole, we won't need as many doctors.
Thank you for your reply. I appreciate learning from those on the inside. Thank you for fighting the good fight for us.