Hearing “A patient cured is a customer lost” on your first day of med school might feel like a slap in the face.
It’s blunt, a little jarring, and definitely makes you think.
At its core, it’s calling out the darker side of healthcare—where profits sometimes seem to take priority over patients.
But don’t let it discourage you! Instead, let it serve as a reality check.
Medicine isn’t just about memorizing facts and mastering skills; it’s about figuring out how to stay true to your purpose in a system that doesn’t always make it easy.
Your job as a future doctor? Focus on the patient.
Be the one who listens, who cares, and who fights for what’s right—even when the system might not.
It’s a challenge, sure, but it’s also what makes this path so rewarding.
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Executive Vice President, Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc. (AAHRPP)
4moPerfectly put, Bruce! PRIM&R's mission makes the world a better place! Thank you for 50 years of guiding our amazing community forward and mostly for bringing us together!