A New Generation of Physicians Working for the Good of the Public

Idealistic young men and women have always foundreal change will also work harder to realize their goals
an attraction with the medical profession. In recentand see real change. They want to live differently than
years, this trend has escalated with more and moretheir predecessors, and their goals and beliefs reflect
people joining the medical community for the chance tothat attitude. And he doesn't want to be trapped by
work for the public good rather than the materialthe social conventions of his predecessors.
wealth it represents.Previously, doctors were primarily concerned with their
Consider the example of one 28-year-old doctor whosocial success and the amount of money they could
declined an offer of $30,000-plus from medical schools,earn. Instead, they hope to make a change in society's
private foundations, and pharmaceutical and insurancevision of a doctor as part of an elitist group concerned
companies. Instead he is paid $12,000 a year by thewith the accumulation of money and material wealth.
organization he founded while he was still in medicalPrevious generations have a very difficult time
school. Delivering good medical service to Americansunderstanding the ideas and goals of the current
with improved conditions, this doctor and others are ageneration.
new breed that are dedicated to their fellow man.The prevailing mind set is that the deliver of medical
This doctor indicates that he will not be a traditionalcare at all societal levels be determined by need
doctor, but will offer good treatment to everyone.instead of the financial resources of the patients. A
Serving specific neighborhoods, with legal, educational,current associate professor and leader in the effort to
dental and medical services, his organization is fundedreform the goals of medical schools and their curricula
by the U.S. government to study how to deliver thesesays that this country has put billions of dollars into
needs to the people. He believes that one cannotmedical care, yet the consumer will not see the
consider health care issues by themselves, that youavailable services or their health improve in the years
must study the overall needs of the entire community.ahead. Not only have improvements not been realized,
The basic problem is that there are simply not enoughbut in the absence of changes, conditions in the health
opportunities for the student whose desire is tocare industry are likely to deteriorate.
innovate within the confines of the present system.Organizations that exist to encourage medical students
The U.S. is experiencing a crisis within the health field.to practice in the areas of preventative medicine,
Medical schools are starting to react but they requireenvironmental health and public health have received
encouragement. Those wearing the spurs in thismuch attention in recent years. Across the United
situation are the medical students themselves andStates, medical projects based in communities are
resultant from this, almost all of the country's medicalsubsidized by this organization. Their goal is to create a
schools now have courses in community medicine asmore comprehensive medical school curricula that
part of their class offerings. As the wind has changedincludes training on community health issues via the use
and more and more momentum is coming, they areof community outreach projects.
finding that most of the medical students are learningWhen students are exposed to these projects, there
of these difficulties.is more interest in returning to these areas to continue
The dean of one of this country's premier medicalworking with these projects. In addition to establishing
schools says that the current group of students haveclinics and community projects in underprivileged areas,
an increased sense of social awareness and genuinemany hospitals and medical schools have an interest in
compassion as well as serious concern about injusticethe training of minority group doctors.
and a driven purpose. The dean also stated that this isYou can get the best medical vacancies information
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funny as well. Medical students desiring to implement