Comments on: A Medical Mission to a Millennium City http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/03/23/a-medical-mission-to-a-millennium-city/ Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Fri, 24 May 2013 17:52:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Jan Larrier http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/03/23/a-medical-mission-to-a-millennium-city/comment-page-1/#comment-24695 Jan Larrier Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:07:30 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=13113#comment-24695 Medical school is a serious en devour but Medical school has become a business. The price of medical education has increased steadily and applications to medical school have increased.  Being a doctor is an amazing thing but people are often times entering into programs that are based outside of the states and these programs fail to prepare students for what rotations have in store.  Unfortunately Politics has entered the arena and practicing medicine isn’t what it use to be.   Some of the most capable people in our society are leaving school jaded with huge loans and are subsequently significantly underpaid.  The average graduate owes hundreds of thousands of dollars and is required to spend anywhere from 3-8 additional years in residency while making approximately 40K-50K all while paying heavy loans amounts back.  All in all its an amazing life choice but the costs are heavy.

]]> By: Joni Dorn http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/03/23/a-medical-mission-to-a-millennium-city/comment-page-1/#comment-20125 Joni Dorn Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:59:29 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=13113#comment-20125 I am a RN on the Post-Op Unit @ Lafayette General Medical Center in Lafayette, La. I have been an LPN for 4 1/2 years and received my RN this past May. From the beginning of my LPN career, I was hired on the Post-Op Unit and have been here on this unit ever since. My knowledge for Post-Operative Care is very widely ranged. I am interested in doing a Medical Mission. If you could provide me any additional information that would be fantastic!

Thank You :)

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