52. Should Doctors Get Involved in Healthcare Policy? A Med Student’s Perspective
Doctors are embroiled in a healthcare system they appear to have no control over. It therefore seems plausible that if they got involved in healthcare policy, they might be in a position to “steer the ship” or at least have a say in how the ship is steered.
We discuss the pros and cons of healthcare policy in general—and of a doctor’s involvement in such policy—with Aamir Hussein (twitter), a fourth year medical student at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.
A native of Farmington, Connecticut, Mr. Hussain also holds a master’s degree in public policy from the University of…
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